悪事(あくじ)

あくじ
noun
wrongdoing; evil deed; misconduct
1. wrongdoing; evil deed; immoral act
An act that is morally or legally wrong. Can range from minor misconduct to serious crimes. Commonly appears in the proverb 悪事(あくじ)千里(せんり)を走(はし)る (bad news travels fast).
悪事(あくじ)はいつか露見(ろけん)する。
Wrongdoing will come to light eventually.
「悪事(あくじ)千里(せんり)を走(はし)る」という諺(ことわざ)がある。
There is a proverb: 'Bad news travels a thousand miles.'
長年(ながねん)にわたる悪事(あくじ)がついに発覚(はっかく)し、会社(かいしゃ)は信頼(しんらい)を失(うしな)った。
Years of misconduct were finally exposed, and the company lost its credibility.

Compound of 悪(あく) (evil, bad) + 事(じ) (matter, act). A formal, slightly literary term for immoral or criminal acts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 悪事(あくじ)を働(はたら)く: to commit wrongdoing
  • 悪事(あくじ)が露見(ろけん)する: wrongdoing comes to light
  • 悪事(あくじ)千里(せんり)を走(はし)る: bad news travels fast (proverb)
  • 悪事(あくじ)に加担(かたん)する: to participate in wrongdoing

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 悪行(あくぎょう): wrongdoing, evil conduct — similar, slightly more formal
  • 不正(ふせい): irregularity, misconduct — more common in administrative or legal contexts
  • 罪(つみ): sin, crime, fault — broader; includes legal, moral, and religious senses
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