悪徳

あくとく

Meanings

1. Noun vice; immorality; corruption

Kanji

• 悪 bad. Read as アク.
• 徳 virtue. Read as トク.

Example sentences

• 偽善とは悪徳が徳に対して払う忠順の誓いである。
  Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
• 怠惰は悪徳のもと。
  The devil finds work for idle hands.

Words containing 悪徳

• 悪徳商法 (あくとくしょうほう) unscrupulous business practices
• 悪徳弁護士 (あくとくべんごし) shyster
• 悪徳政治家 (あくとくせいじか) corrupt politician

And 1 more.

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