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最悪

さいあく

worst, terrible

Mnemonic

The most badly it could possibly have gone, and you got out from under it by a hair. The same sigh さい as 最近, and then ack あく: さいあく.

Built from

most, extreme
A hand taking the very top thing off the pile.
bad, evil
亜 second-rate + 心 heart

Words sharing these kanji

first, beginning last, final recently best, supreme the most biggest, largest strongest bad demon, devil

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