Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 不味い(まずい) in Japanese

不味い
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
まずい
Romaji
mazui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation)
    Example sentence
    例文選定がまずかったです The choice of example sentence wasn't wise.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy
    Example sentence
    まずいよ。また遅刻!!はやくも遅刻異名とってしまう Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    ugly; homely; plain; unattractive
    Example sentence
    キーンコーン・・・カーンコーン・・・「うわ、まずい。本鈴!」 Bing-bong ... bing-bong ... "Oh-oh. The class bell!"
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    awkward; untimely; inopportune; unfavorable; unwise
    Example sentence
    彼らが出した食事はまずかった。 The dinner they served was badly cooked.

Examples of 不味い, まずい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

8 strokes

flavor, taste

On'Yomi: ミ

Kun'Yomi: あじ, あじ.わう

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On'Yomi: フ, ブ

Kun'Yomi:

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