Japanese symbol for “pout”
不機嫌
ふきげん
Romaji: fukigen
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour
In Japanese, pout is 不機嫌, read ふきげん (fukigen).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
Written forms: 不機嫌、不きげん、不気嫌. Readings: ふきげん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pout”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仏頂面 | ぶっちょうづら butchouzura | sour look; surly face; pout |
| 膨れる | ふくれる fukureru | to get cross; to get sulky; to pout |
| 拗ねる | すねる suneru | to be peevish; to sulk; to pout |
| ふくれっ面 | ふくれっつら fukurettsura | sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout |
| 口を尖らす | くちをとがらす kuchiotogarasu | to pout |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
| 嫌い | きらい kirai | disliking; hating; detesting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pout”.
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