JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 醜: "ugly, unclean, shame"
The kanji 醜 means "ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュウ in on'yomi and みにく.い, しこ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みにく.いしこ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2074 of 2,501 |
Common words with 醜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 醜いugly; unattractive; bad-looking · unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful; shameful
- 醜悪ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean
- 醜態disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
- 醜聞scandal
- 美醜beauty or ugliness · personal appearance; looks
- 醜女ugly woman; unattractive woman · female demon
- 醜怪monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
- 醜ugly; repulsive; detestable; contemptible · unworthy; insignificant; humble
- 老醜ugliness of old age
- 醜行disgraceful (scandalous) conduct; shameful behavior; shameful behaviour
- 醜婦ugly woman; unattractive woman
- 醜貌hideous face; ugly face; unattractive face; unsightly face
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