不細工

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
さい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 不細工(ぶざいく) (buzaiku)

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
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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN