醜い

みにくい · minikui · JLPT N2 · i-adj

ugly

👹 Contains 鬼 (oni, demon) at its base: ugly as a demon

The kanji 醜 has 鬼 (oni, demon) at its base, so the character itself carries the idea of a demon's ugliness. Say みにくい (minikui) for ugly.

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