Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 醜い(みにくい) in Japanese

醜い, 見憎い
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
みにくい
Romaji
minikui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    ugly; unattractive
    Example sentence
    彼女醜いドレス着ていました。 She was wearing an ugly dress.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    unsightly; unseemly
    Example sentence
    には醜いとは思えない His wife doesn't seem ugly to me.

Examples of 醜い, 見憎い, みにくい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

17 strokes

ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: みにく.い, しこ

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JLPT 2

14 strokes

hate, detest

On'Yomi: ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: にく.む, にく.い, にく.らしい, にく.しみ

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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憎

15 strokes

On'Yomi: ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: にくい, にくしみ, にくむ, にくらしい

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