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醜

ugly
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingシュウ
Kun readingみにく.い、しこ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. uglyRtK
    彼の妻は私には醜いとは思えない。His wife doesn't seem ugly to me.tatoeba
    醜いアヒルの子は優雅な白鳥となった。An ugly duckling became a graceful swan.tatoeba
  2. unclean
  3. shame
  4. bad looking
  1. ugliness
  2. disgrace

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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whiskey bottle · ghost · oni · drop (丶) · brains · rice field (田) · human legs (儿) · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2176

Compound words

醜いみにくい
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly
醜悪しゅうあく
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive
醜態しゅうたい
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
醜聞しゅうぶん
scandal
醜女しゅうじょ
ugly woman; unattractive woman
醜体しゅうたい
disgraceful behavior
醜男ブおとこ
ugly man
美醜びしゅう
beauty or ugliness
妍醜けんしゅう
beauty and ugliness
醜しいみぐるしい
unsightly
見醜しいみぐるしい
unsightly
醜の御楯しこのみたて
the humble shield of our Sovereign Lord

Additional Examples

醜聞のニュースのため、その政治家は体面を失った。
News of the scandal caused the politician to lose face.tatoeba
醜いアヒルの子は優雅な白鳥となった。
An ugly duckling became a graceful swan.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 醜

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