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醜 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「酉」

道
準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「酉」
On
シュウしゅう · shū
Kun
みにく.い・しこminiku.i · shiko
Meaning
ugly; unseemly

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A wine jar plus a demon: the sight of someone collapsed in drink — ugly, unseemly.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュウしゅうshū醜悪しゅうあく醜態しゅうたい美醜びしゅう
Kunみにくいminikui醜いみにきい醜さみにくさ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 醜悪しゅうあく

    hideous; repulsive

  • 美醜びしゅう

    beauty and ugliness

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

遺産(いさん)をめぐる醜(みにく)い争(あらそ)いが続(つづ)いた。

An ugly dispute over the inheritance dragged on.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

醜悪美醜醜悪bad美beauti…酌pour…酢vinega…酬repay酪dairy…酷cruel囚impris…臭smell渋astrin…愁grief什utensi…
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Compound

Map of radical 酉Map of reading シュウAll maps

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