Meaning

Primary

Bad Influence

Alternatives

Negative Impact, Harmful Effect

Word Type

noun

Explanation

影響 is "influence," so an evil influence is a bad influence.

Reading

あくえいきょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

悪影響が自分の子どもにまで及んでいたことに気が付き、彼女は泣き出した。

She cried as she realized that her bad influence filtered down to her children.

Kanji Composition