Word details

気まずい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 気まずい.

Dictionary

Entry

気まずいまずい気不味い~い Adj.Freq #3353
1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

Examples
私は気まずい思いで体がほてった。
I was feverish with embarrassment.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

6 strokesFrequency 113JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

いき

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

4 strokesFrequency 101JLPT N3Grade 4

On

flavor, taste

8 strokesFrequency 442JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

あじあじ.わう

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