Meaning

Primary

Bad Feeling

Alternatives

Feeling Bad, Feeling Terrible, Unpleasant, Gross

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

The 気持ち (feeling) is bad. So, you can imagine how you feel isn't good, it's a bad feeling. You're feeling terrible, in fact.

Reading

きもちわるい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings come from the words 気持ち and 悪い. Hopefully you've seen both and can combine them together to know the reading automatically. No bad feelings with this word, right?

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • これは気持ち悪い

    this is gross, this is unpleasant

    ヘビは気持ち悪い

    snakes are creepy

    虫は気持ち悪い

    bugs are gross

Context Sentences

この絵、めっちゃ気持ち悪い。

This picture is really creepy.

食べすぎて気持ち悪い。

I feel sick from eating too much.

気持ち悪いこと言わないでよ!

Don't say disgusting things!

Kanji Composition