凶悪(きょうあく)

きょうあく
na-adjective
atrocious; heinous; vicious
descriptive
1. atrocious; heinous; brutal
Describes a crime, criminal, or violent act that is extremely cruel and serious. Almost always used of grave offenses.
その犯罪(はんざい)は凶悪(きょうあく)だ。
That crime is heinous.
凶悪(きょうあく)な事件(じけん)が続(つづ)いている。
Heinous incidents have been continuing.
凶悪(きょうあく)な犯人(はんにん)がついに警察(けいさつ)に逮捕(たいほ)された。
The vicious criminal was finally arrested by the police.

A na-adjective used almost exclusively for serious, violent wrongdoing. It typically modifies nouns such as crime, criminal, or incident.

Common collocations

Conjugation

  • Negative: 凶悪(きょうあく)ではない
  • Te-form: 凶悪(きょうあく)で
  • Past: 凶悪(きょうあく)だった

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 残酷(ざんこく) (cruel)
Compare: 悪質(あくしつ) (malicious)
Compare: 極悪(ごくあく) (heinous, extremely wicked, atrocious)
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Added 2026.5.27 11:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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