醜 — kanji meaning “ugly”
醜
ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking
- Meanings
- ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- みにく.い、しこ
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2074 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 164
- Chinese reading
- chǒu — Chinese character page
Words with 醜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 醜い | みにくい minikui | ugly; unattractive; bad-looking |
| 醜態 | しゅうたい shuutai | disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct |
| 醜悪 | しゅうあく shuuaku | ugly; unsightly; hideous |
| 醜聞 | しゅうぶん shuubun | scandal |
| 醜女 | しゅうじょ shuujo | ugly woman; unattractive woman |
| 美醜 | びしゅう bishuu | beauty or ugliness |
| 老醜 | ろうしゅう roushuu | ugliness of old age |
| 醜行 | しゅうこう shuukou | disgraceful (scandalous) conduct; shameful behavior; shameful behaviour |
| 醜名 | しゅうめい shuumei | scandal |
| 醜状 | しゅうじょう shuujou | disgraceful state of affairs |
| 醜業 | しゅうぎょう shuugyou | prostitution |
| 醜業婦 | しゅうぎょうふ shuugyoufu | prostitute |
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