Word Meaning 不細工

ぶさいく busaiku

不細工 is read as ぶさいく (busaiku) and means clumsy (work).

Meaning

English

  1. clumsy (work)
  2. awkward
  3. poorly made
  4. botched
  5. ugly (of a person)
  6. unattractive
  7. plain
  8. homely

Reading

Kana

ぶさいく

Romaji

busaiku

Writing Variants

  • 不細工 ぶざいく buzaiku
  • 無細工 ぶさいく busaiku
  • 無細工 ぶざいく buzaiku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 端正 Related Words 寝顔 Rank 46129 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

細工

さいく

work

小細工

こざいく

intricate workmanship

竹細工

たけざいく

bamboo work

寄せ木細工

よせぎざいく

wooden mosaic work

手細工

てざいく

handiwork

木工細工

もっこうざいく

woodwork

石細工

いしざいく

masonry

わら細工

わらざいく

straw work

針金細工

はりがねざいく

wirework

銀細工

ぎんざいく

silverwork

革細工

かわざいく

leathercraft

Example Sentences

3

She's a dog.

Do you think I'm ugly?

I'm not ugly, but I'm not pretty either.