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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

険けん悪あく

ken'aku

tense, hostile

Often describes a deteriorating situation or relationship. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 事態じたいは険悪けんあくだ。

    The outlook is grim.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この義綱よしつなと義家ぎいえの仲なかは極きわめて険悪けんあくだった。

    Yoshitsuna and Yoshiie were at each other’s throats.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 斎藤道三亡さいとうどうさんなき後のち、信長のぶながと美濃国斎藤氏みのこくさいとうしとの関係かんけいは険悪けんあくなものとなっていた。

    After the death of Dosan SAITO, the relationship between Nobunaga and the Saito clan of Mino Province got worse.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 険悪

  • 険precipitous; inaccessible placeOnケンKunけわしい
  • 悪bad; viceOnアク・オKunわるい・わる-・あし

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