醜

ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しこみにく.い

Stroke Order

17 / 17

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:17

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2074

Vocabulary

シュウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
醜女	シュウジョ	ugly woman; unattractive woman; female demon
醜悪	シュウアク	ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
醜態	シュウタイ	disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
醜聞	シュウブン	scandal
美醜	ビシュウ	beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
醜しい	みぐるしい	unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful; shameful
醜い	みにくい	ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful; shameful; dishonorable
醜女	しこめ	ugly woman; unattractive woman; female demon
醜女	ぶおんな	ugly woman; unattractive woman; female demon
醜男	ぶおとこ	ugly man; strong, brawny man

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