Word Meaning 醜い

みにくい minikui

醜い is read as みにくい (minikui) and means ugly.

Meaning

English

  1. ugly
  2. unattractive
  3. bad-looking
  4. unsightly
  5. unseemly
  6. disgraceful
  7. shameful
  8. dishonorable

Reading

Kana

みにくい

Romaji

minikui

Writing Variants

  • 見憎い みにくい minikui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 美しい Rank 7636 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

醜女

しこめ

female demon

醜態

しゅうたい

disgraceful behavior

醜聞

しゅうぶん

scandal

醜悪

しゅうあく

ugly

Example Sentences

10

かれはじぶんのみにくいかおをかがみでみつめた。

he stared at his ugly face in the mirror.

そんなみにくいいいあらそいはやめよう。

let's stop that ugly quarrel.

ひとのしっぱいをわらうのはみにくい。

laughing at someone else's failure is ugly.

かべのみにくいしみがきになる。

the ugly stain on the wall bothers me.

がいけんだけでひとをみにくいときめつけてはいけない。

you must not judge a person as ugly based only on appearance.

Do you think I'm ugly?

An ugly cat sat in my chair!

To me, jealousy is the most repulsive human feeling there is.

An ugly man knocked on my door.

The words 'beautiful' and 'ugly' are relative terms.