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不味い
Readings
まずい
mazui
マズイ
mazui
マズい
mazui
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Usually written using kana alone
bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
See also: 拙い・2
Usually written using kana alone
poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Usually written using kana alone
ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
See also: 気不味い
Usually written using kana alone
awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future まずい
is [x] まずくない
is not [x] Past まずかった
was [x] まずくなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative まずくて
is [x] and... まずくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
不 ON: フ, ブ
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

Stroke: 4 Grade: 4 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 4-4-1 FC: 1090.0


味 ON: ミ KUN: あじ, あじ.わう
flavor, taste

Stroke: 8 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-5 FC: 6509.9


Phrases
すき腹にまずいものなし。
Parts: 空きっ腹 (すきっぱら) 不味い (まずい) 物 (もの) 無し (なし)
Hunger is the best sauce.

あ！まずい！ガソリンが切れてきた。
Parts: あ 不味い (まずい) ガソリン 切れる (きれる) 来る (くる)
Oh, no! We're running out of gas.

彼の筆跡は大変まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 筆跡 (ひっせき) 大変 (たいへん) 不味い (まずい) 何が何だか (なにがなんだか) 分かる (わからない)
His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.