まずい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word まずい
1
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
Examples
すき腹にまずいものなし。
Hunger is the best sauce.
2
Occ. as 拙い
poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy
Examples
彼の筆跡は大変まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。
His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.
3
ugly; unattractive; homely; plain
4
awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise
Examples
あ！まずい！ガソリンが切れてきた。
Oh, no! We're running out of gas.
Kanji in this Word
不
4 strokes
Frequency: 101
JLPT N3
Grade 4
Meanings
negative
non-
bad
ugly
clumsy
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フ
ブ
味
8 strokes
Frequency: 442
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
flavor
taste
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ミ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あじ
あじ.わう
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