不細工

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
さい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(さい)() (busaiku) -na (adnominal ()(さい)() (busaiku na), adverbial ()(さい)() (busaiku ni))

  1. of poor production quality; low quality
  2. ugly; unattractive
Inflection
Synonyms
  • (ugly): 不器量(ぶきりょう) (bukiryō)
Derived terms

Noun

()(さい)() (busaiku) 

  1. poor production quality; low quality
  2. ugliness; unattractiveness

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
さい > ざい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(ざい)() (buzaiku) -na (adnominal ()(ざい)() (buzaiku na), adverbial ()(ざい)() (buzaiku ni))

  1. Alternative form of 不細工 (busaiku)
Inflection

Noun

()(ざい)() (buzaiku) 

  1. Alternative form of 不細工 (busaiku)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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