悪女
akujo
The Japanese phrase for "bad girl" is 悪女 (akujo).
The term 悪女 (akujo) is used to describe a woman who is a femme fatale or a manipulative, calculating person. It describes a specific type of predatory or villainous female character rather than a simple-minded or harmlessly naughty person.
Which one should you use?
There are different ways to express "bad girl" depending on the person's character and age. 悪女 refers to an adult woman with a malicious or manipulative personality. In contrast, if you are referring to a child or a teenager who is being naughty or misbehaving, you should use 悪い子.
How do you pronounce it?
akujo
Did you know?
- While 悪女 implies a dangerous woman, the term 小悪魔 (ko-akuma) means 'little devil' and is often used as a compliment for a girl who is flirtatiously mischievous.
- In traditional Japanese theater like Kabuki, a female character acting as an 悪女 may be played by a male actor specializing in female roles, known as an 女形 (onnagata).
- In Japanese, the term 悪女 is often a high compliment in certain subcultures, such as in certain types of film or literature, where it implies a woman is powerful, sophisticated, and captivatingly dangerous.
Examples in context
- あの子はヤバい奴だよ。That girl is a dangerous person.
- あの女の子は悪い女の子だよ。That girl is a naughty girl.
- あの悪女に騙されてはいけない。Ano akujo ni damasarete wa ikenai.You must not be deceived by that bad girl.
- 映画に出てくる悪女に憧れている。Eiga ni detekuru akujo ni akogarete iru.I admire the bad girl who appears in the movie.
Example conversation
Daisho and Yui are discussing a character in a movie.
- 大翔 Hirotoこの映画の主人公は悪女だね。Kono eiga no shujinkō wa akujo da ne.The protagonist of this movie is a bad girl, isn't she?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、でもすごく魅力的だと思う。Un, demo sugoku miryokuteki da to omou.Yeah, but I think she's very charming.
- 大翔 Hiroto最後はどうなるんだろうか。Saigo wa dō naru n darō ka.I wonder what will happen in the end.
- 結衣 Yuiきっとひどい目に遭うよ。Kitto hidoi me ni au yo.I'm sure she'll meet a terrible end.
