Word Meaning 間が悪い

まがわるい ma ga warui

間が悪い is read as まがわるい (ma ga warui) and means awkward.

Meaning

English

  1. awkward
  2. embarrassed
  3. embarrassing
  4. inconvenient
  5. inopportune
  6. untimely
  7. unfortunate
  8. unlucky

Reading

Kana

まがわるい

Romaji

ma ga warui

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 110749 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

間近い

まぢかい

near at hand

間違い

まちがい

improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)

間合い

まあい

distance between opponents (kendo)

間近

まぢか

near

間借り

まがり

renting a room

間口

まぐち

frontage

間仕切り

まじきり

partition between two rooms

悪名高い

あくめいたかい

infamous

悪い

わるい

bad (at doing something)

気持ち悪い

きもちわるい

feeling sick