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わっさん【悪さん・悪っさん】 : wassan | define meaning

wassan

Pronunciation: [wassaŋ̍]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

Bad
Wrong; incorrect

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese わるい【悪い】 warui "bad".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Good, not. Worroósa".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	悪さん悪っさん
Kana	わっさん
Romanization	wassan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[wassaŋ̍]

意味：わるい【悪い】

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悪さん

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). わっさん【悪さん・悪っさん】 : wassan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7499/wassan/.