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不肖

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 不肖

しょう
Freq #19642
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.)

2

Humble; Pronoun

I; me

3

Formal or literary term; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun; Used self-referentially

incompetent; unskilled; inexperienced; foolish

4

Archaic; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

unfortunate; unlucky

Kanji in this Word

4 strokes
Frequency: 101
JLPT N3
Grade 4

Meanings

negative
non-
bad
ugly
clumsy

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
7 strokes
Frequency: 1889
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

resemblance

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あやか.る
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