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    3. 不味い

    不味い

    不ま味ずい​

    bad(-tasting)

    N1KMT6CoreAdjectiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab14 strokes

    まずいマズイマズい

    Adjective

    1.
    bad(-tasting), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise
    word usually written using kana alone

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    この料りょう理りは不ま味ずい。

    This dish tastes bad.

    KMT3Food & Dining
    彼かれは料りょう理りが不ま味ずいので、いつも外がい食しょくしている。

    His cooking is bad, so he always eats out.

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily Life
    レストランで不ま味ずい料りょう理りが出でたので、二に度どと行 かないだろう。

    They served bad food at the restaurant, so I probably won't go there again.

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily Life
    この状じょう況きょうはかなり不ま味ずいことになりそうだ。

    This situation is likely to become quite problematic.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    その発はつ言げんは、会かい議ぎの雰ふん囲い気きを不ま味ずくした。

    That remark made the atmosphere of the meeting awkward.

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    Kanji
    味
    あじ・あじ.わう…(1)
    flavor・taste
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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