Word Meaning 顰蹙を買う

ひんしゅくをかう hinshuku o kau

顰蹙を買う is read as ひんしゅくをかう (hinshuku o kau) and means to be frowned on.

Meaning

English

to be frowned on
to invite frowns of disapproval
to displease (people)
to disgust

Reading

Kana

ひんしゅくをかう

Romaji

hinshuku o kau

Writing Variants

ひんしゅくを買う ひんしゅくをかう hinshukuokau

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 59 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 151479 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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顰蹙

ひんしゅく

frowning on

買う

かう

to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

不興を買う

ふきょうをかう

to fall into disgrace with

株を買う

かぶをかう

to buy stock

一役買う

ひとやくかう

to take on a role

歓心を買う

かんしんをかう

to win favour

反感を買う

はんかんをかう

to antagonize

付けで買う

つけでかう

to buy on credit

飲む打つ買う

のむうつかう

drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution

買い物

かいもの

shopping

買い手

かいて

buyer

買取

かいとり

purchase on a no-return policy