Japanese symbol for “uncool”
ダサい
ダサい
Romaji: dasai
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish
In Japanese, uncool is ダサい (dasai).
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Meanings
- adj-i uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
Written forms: —. Readings: ダサい、ださい.
Other Japanese words for “uncool”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芋っぽい | いもっぽい imoppoi | uncool; bad-looking; unattractive |
| だせー | だせー dasee | uncool; tacky; lame |
| ダサダサ | ダサダサ dasadasa | lame; uncool; unstylish |
| 格好の悪い | かっこうのわるい kakkounowarui | unattractive; ugly; unstylish |
| かっこ悪い | かっこわるい kakkowarui | unattractive; ugly; unstylish |
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.