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不味い [ichi1]
まずい [gikun/ichi1] マズイ [sk] マズい [sk]
1. [adj-i] [uk]
▶ bad(-tasting)
▶ unpalatable
▶ unsavoury
▶ unsavory
▶ awful
▶ terrible
▶ unpleasant
2. [adj-i] [uk]
▶ poor
▶ unskillful
▶ unskilful
▶ bungling
▶ clumsy
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1385260 拙い 2. unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy
  ⇐ see: 2088730 不味る【まずる】 1. to bungle; to make things awkward
3. [adj-i] [uk]
▶ ugly
▶ unattractive
▶ homely
▶ plain
4. [adj-i] [uk]
▶ awkward
▶ problematic
▶ troublesome
▶ unfavorable
▶ unfavourable
▶ unwise
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1222550 気不味い 1. unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

Conjugations


History:
9. A 2024-11-06 00:12:41  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Both katakana forms can be hidden.
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<re_nokanji/>
+<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf>
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<re_nokanji/>
+<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf>
@@ -24 +24 @@
-<gloss>bad (taste)</gloss>
+<gloss>bad(-tasting)</gloss>
8. A 2024-11-05 04:19:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2024-11-04 23:39:02  parfait8
  Refs:
sankoku, daijr/s, etc.

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーー─┬───────────┬───────╮
│ 不味い │   380,970 │ 12.0% │
│ まずい │ 2,139,440 │ 67.2% │
│ マズイ │   538,078 │ 16.9% │
│ マズい │   124,817 │  3.9% │ potentially sk, in sankoku 
╰─ーーー─┴───────────┴───────╯
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10 @@
+<re_inf>&gikun;</re_inf>
6. A 2019-11-13 22:26:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2019-11-13 22:17:51  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog
  Comments:
I think "unappetising" only works for まずそう.
  Diff:
@@ -23,2 +23,2 @@
-<gloss>unappetising</gloss>
-<gloss>unappetizing</gloss>
+<gloss>bad (taste)</gloss>
+<gloss>unpalatable</gloss>
@@ -26,0 +27,2 @@
+<gloss>awful</gloss>
+<gloss>terrible</gloss>
@@ -32,0 +35 @@
+<gloss>poor</gloss>
@@ -37 +39,0 @@
-<gloss>poor</gloss>
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