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What is the difference between 邪悪 and 邪 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 邪悪 and 邪 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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ネット上の辞書から引用
邪悪:心がねじ曲がって悪いこと。また、そのさまやそのもの。「邪悪な心」。
邪:正しくないこと。道にはずれていること。また、そのさま。「―な考えをいだく」
まあ、どちらも一緒ですね。
私の感覚での話ですが、
「邪悪」は漢語(古代中国語から日本に輸入された言葉)で邪(よこしま)は和語で、輸入された漢字のなかで「よこしま」と似た意味を持つ「邪」という漢字に「よこしま」という読み方を割り当てのだと思います。古代中国に「邪悪」という言葉があったかどうかはわかりません。もしかすると日本人が勝手に作った漢語のようなもの、和製漢語、かもしれません。
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Evil vs evil
Few chances to use the two characters separately
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