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Kanji Detail for 醜 - "ugly, shameful"

醜

  • Meaning

    醜 means "ugly, shameful." Also associated with similar.

    1. Ugly - Unpleasant in appearance.

    2. Shameful - Causing disgrace.

    3. Similar - Resembling; of the same kind.

  • Words using 醜

    • 醜女 しゅうじょ Listen ugly woman; unattractive woman

  • Tattoo check: 醜

    • Verified meaning: ugly, shameful
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read むねたか, むねひろ, むねゆき)
    • Also carries these associations: similar

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 醜

    Surnames 醜(むねたか)Listen 醜(むねひろ)Listen 醜(むねゆき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ugly; unclean; shame; bad looking

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ugly looking, homely; disgraceful

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    shameful; ugly; disgraceful

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ugly; shameful; comedian, clown

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Evil. Commonly used as a term of abuse. As in 小醜跳梁 (petty villains making trouble). | All things that are disliked by people or bring shame are called 醜. As in 出醜 (embarrass oneself). | Having an ugly appearance. As in 醜相 (ugly appearance), 醜陋 (ugly and vulgar). | Category. The Mencius says: "Now under heaven, the territories are similar in size and the virtues are equal."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    minikui(みにく-い) みにく-い

    shiko(しこ) しこ

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

  • Related Keywords

    ugly shameful similar despicable kindred villain unattractive unsightly deformed disfigured disgrace distasteful grotesque hideous objectionable offensive repugnant repulsive revolting unappealing unpleasant

Sentences including 醜

  • Beauty without goodness is worth nothing.

More kanji with the radical 酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

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