Japanese

ぶきみ
Meaning: eerie; ominous; weird; uncanny
Part of Speech: Adjectival noun

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Handwriting

不
気
味

Example sentences

An eerie shadow was looking this way from the window of the old Western-style house.
彼はうふふと不気味に笑った。
He chuckled eerily.
夜空に不気味な光を放つ未確認飛行物体が現れた。
Unidentified flying objects emitting an eerie light appeared in the night sky.
魔法使いは不気味な呪を唱えた。
The wizard recited an eerie incantation.
暗闇の中から、不気味な唸り声が聞こえてきた。
An eerie growl was heard from within the darkness.
夜の墓場は静まり返っており、少し不気味だった。
The graveyard at night was silent and a bit eerie.
谷の底には不気味な瘴気が漂っている。
Eerie miasma is drifting at the bottom of the valley.
その森は、まるで蛟竜毒蛇が潜んでいるかのような不気味な静けさに包まれていた。
The forest was wrapped in an eerie silence, as if fearsome monsters were lurking within.

Usage Notes

Describes something that causes a sense of unease or fear. Often used for mysterious or scary atmospheres.

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