How to say "heinous" in Japanese

• 凶悪きょうあくCommon
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'heinous' as shockingly brutal or fiendish, stressing viciousness and violence; the natural choice for describing an atrocious crime or a dangerous, brutal criminal.
  最近さいきんの凶悪きょうあく事件じけんをニュースで見みるたび、バーチャルな世界せかいと生いきる世界せかいの区別くべつがなくなった若者わかものが急増きゅうぞうしていることに気付きづかされる。↗

  These days when I hear about these horrible incidents on the news I get the feeling that more and more young people are losing their ability to distinguish between real and virtual worlds.
• 極悪ごくあくCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveMatches 'heinous' as extreme, thoroughgoing wickedness; it emphasizes depth of evil rather than violence, and is often used of a thoroughly wicked person or deed.

Choose 凶悪 for 'heinous' meaning shockingly brutal or fiendish, as of violent crimes and criminals; choose 極悪 for 'heinous' meaning extremely wicked, as of thoroughly evil people or deeds.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 凶悪きょうあくatrocious
• 極悪ごくあくheinous
• 悪逆非道あくぎゃくひどうheinous
• 大逆非道たいぎゃくひどうheinous
• 大逆無道たいぎゃくむどうheinous
• 悪逆無道あくぎゃくむどうtreacherous
• 極悪非道ごくあくひどうinhuman