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悪人, あくにん

  • akunin

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

  • bad person
  • villain
  • scoundrel
  • wrongdoer
  • wicked person

Examples of 悪人,あくにん in a Sentence

悪人でも手柄は認めてやれ。
Give credit where credit is due.
どうかあのような悪人から私を守ってください。
Please defend me from such bad men.
ちょっと見ただけでは善人と悪人の区別はつかない。
We cannot tell a good person from a bad one by looks alone.
人を扱うさいには、どちらにも、それとかわらないようにして、善人と悪人を区別するようにするほうが賢明であろう。
When we deal with people, it would be wise to try to separate the sheep from the goats without letting them know it.
私はこの世に悪人はいないと思っている。
I don't believe that there is any evil person in this world.
外見で、善人と悪人を区別することはできない。
We cannot separate the sheep from the goats by appearance.
外見で、善人と悪人を区別させようとしても無駄である。
No matter how we try, it is impossible to distinguish good people from bad people by outward appearances.
控え目に言っても、彼は悪人のようさ。
To say the least, he seems to be a bad person.
善人も悪人も同じ衣服を着ることができるのである。
Honest men and knaves may possibly wear the same cloth.
一人殺せば悪人となるが何百万人を殺せば英雄となる。
One murder makes a villain, millions a hero.

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