悪 = 亜 + 心

悪 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bad”. It is built from 亜 (asia) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1951.

Keyword: bad
RTK frame: 1951
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): アク, オ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: плохой
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 悪 evil

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 悪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “asia” + “heart”. 悪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 悪 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.