Word details

見苦しい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 見苦しい.

Dictionary

Entry

見苦しいぐるし~い Adj.Freq #7730
1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful; shameful

Examples
ここだけの話だけれど、あの太った見苦しい魔女は減量中なのだ。
Between ourselves, the fat ugly witch is on a diet.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ケン

Kun

み.るみ.えるみ.せる

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る

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