Japanese symbol for “drab”
薄汚い
うすぎたない
Romaji: usugitanai
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
In Japanese, drab is 薄汚い, read うすぎたない (usugitanai).
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Meanings
- adj-i filthy; dirty (looking); drab
Written forms: 薄汚い、薄汚ない、薄ぎたない. Readings: うすぎたない.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “drab”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 味も素っ気もない | あじもそっけもない ajimosokkemonai | dull; uninteresting; boring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薄い | うすい usui | thin (of an object) |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい usugurai | dim; gloomy |
| 希薄 | きはく kihaku | thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute |
| 軽薄 | けいはく keihaku | frivolous; flippant; superficial |
| 薄着 | うすぎ usugi | being lightly dressed |
| 品薄 | しなうす shinausu | shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply |
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 汚れ | よごれ yogore | dirt; filth; stain |
See also: Chinese symbol for “drab”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.