Japanese

Noun

悪意 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 惡意, hiragana あくい, romaji akui)

1. malice

   悪意 (あくい)に満 (み)ちている。

   Akui ni michiteiru.

   They are full of malice.

2. a bad meaning

   言 (い)うことを悪意 (あくい)に解 (かい)する

   iu koto o akui ni kaisuru

   take a statement the wrong way

Synonyms

• (malice): 敵意 (てきい) ‎(tekii)

Antonyms

• (both senses): 善意 (ぜんい) ‎(zen'i)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.