# 醜 — ugly

醜 means “ugly”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: みにく(い) (minikui), しこ (shiko). You'll see it in words such as 醜い (minikui, “ugly; unattractive”).

- Meaning: ugly
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi: みにく(い) (minikui), しこ (shiko)
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 8

## How to remember 醜

Parts: 酉 jar · 鬼 ogre

## Words with 醜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 醜い | みにくい (minikui) | ugly; unattractive |

## Don't confuse it with

[魂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soul/)

## More in the “Qualities 8” set

[庸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/average/) · [醜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ugly/) · [厄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bad-luck/) · [艶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gloss/) · [凄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amazing/) · [旺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flourishing/) · [緻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/precise/) · [勃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/break-out-suddenly/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ugly/. Last updated 2026-11-01.