悪気(わるぎ)

わるぎ
noun
ill will; malice; bad intentions
emotion
1. ill will; malice; ill intent
A wish to harm or an intention behind a hurtful act. Most often used in the negative — 悪気(わるぎ)はない — to say that no harm was meant.
悪気(わるぎ)はなかった。
I meant no harm.
彼(かれ)に悪気(わるぎ)はないと思(おも)う。
I don't think he has any ill intent.
悪気(わるぎ)があって言(い)ったわけではない。
It's not as if I said it with bad intentions.

Almost always used in the negative to excuse or explain away something that may have caused offense.

Common collocations

  • 悪気(わるぎ)はない: to mean no harm
  • 悪気(わるぎ)なく: without meaning any harm
  • 悪気(わるぎ)があって: with bad intentions (usually negated)

Usage

Saying 悪気(わるぎ)はなかった is a common way to apologize for an unintended slight — close to 'I didn't mean anything by it' in English.

Related Words

Compare: 悪意(あくい) (malice)
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Added 2026.5.27 12:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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