醜い

• 読み: みにくい
• ローマ字: minikui
• 漢字の分解: 醜 (shū/minikui) — ugly, disgraceful, repulsive
• 発音: /mi.ni.kɯ.i/

意味

Ugly; unsightly; disgraceful; shameful. Used for physical ugliness or morally reprehensible conduct.

An i-adjective used both to describe something visually repellent and to condemn behaviour that is morally base or shameful. While it can refer to physical appearance, it is most powerful when applied to actions — jealousy, greed, disputes over power — where the ugliness is ethical rather than aesthetic. The word carries strong negative evaluative force and is more forceful than similar terms such as みっともない (unseemly) or 汚い (dirty).

例文

1. 権力を巡る醜い争いが表面化して、組織への信頼は失墜した。
2. 外見ではなく心が醜いことのほうが、よほど問題だと彼は言った。
3. 醜い嫉妬心に支配されて、かつての友人を傷つけてしまった。

使い方ガイド

場面: morality, social criticism, appearance, emotions

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From the kanji 醜 (shū), which combines 鬼 (demon, fearsome creature) with 酉 (vessel), evoking an image of something monstrous or distorted. The character has carried connotations of both physical and moral repulsiveness since classical times.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes