Kanji

醜

醜

ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

酉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みにくい, しこ

Nanori (Name Reading)

むね

Common Readings

シュウ, みにく…い

Example sentences

醜い みにくい
遺産を巡る醜い争いが続いている。

An ugly dispute over the inheritance is continuing.

妬む ねたむ
人の成功を妬む心は醜い。

A heart that envies the success of others is ugly.

醜悪 しゅうあく
その政治家たちの醜悪な争いに、国民は呆れている。

The citizens are appalled by the hideous infighting of those politicians.

醜態 しゅうたい
彼は酔っ払って人前で醜態をさらした。

He got drunk and made a disgraceful scene in public.

晒す さらす
彼は自分の醜態を人前に晒してしまった。

He ended up exposing his disgraceful behavior in public.

醜聞 しゅうぶん
その政治家の醜聞が新聞で報じられた

The politician's scandal was reported in the newspapers.

Example Vocabulary

醜い

みにくい

ugly; unsightly; unsightly (dispute)

醜悪

しゅうあく

hideous; ugly; scandalous; mean

醜態

しゅうたい

disgraceful behavior, shameful sight, scandalous scene

醜聞

しゅうぶん

scandal

美醜

びしゅう

醜い争い

みにくいあらそい

醜女

しゅうじょ

醜怪

しゅうかい

醜男

ぶおとこ

醜いアヒルの子

みにくいアヒルのこ

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