Meaning

Primary

Unpleasant

Alternatives

Gross, Creepy, Feeling Sick

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

If something makes your 気持ち (feeling) bad, then you'd probably describe it as unpleasant, gross, or even creepy. You can also use this when you're feeling sick.

Reading

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

Explanation

This just combines readings from two vocab words you've already seen: 気持ち and 悪い. Nothing unpleasant about this reading!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 虫は気持ち悪い

    bugs are gross

    ヘビは気持ち悪い

    snakes are gross, snakes creep me out

    この色は気持ち悪い

    this color is unpleasant, this color is gross

Context Sentences

この絵の人は、目が三つもあって気持ち悪い。

The person in this picture has three eyes — it's really creepy.

朝から牛肉を食べすぎて、今も気持ち悪い。

I ate too much beef in the morning, and I still feel sick.

この虫は足が多くて、動きも気持ち悪い。

This bug has so many legs, and the way it moves is creepy too.

弟に「トンボを食べてみたい」と言ったら、「気持ち悪いこと言わないでよ!」と言われた。

When I told my little brother, "I want to try eating a dragonfly," he said, "Don't say such gross things!"

Kanji Composition