格好悪い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
格 好 悪
かく > かっ
Grade: 5
こう
Grade: 4
わる
Grade: 3
kan’on on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
格好惡い (kyūjitai)
かっこ悪い
カッコ悪い

Etymology

Compound of 格好(かっこ) (kakko, “figure, shape, appearance, look”) + 悪(わる)い (warui, “bad”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かっこわる​い [kàkkówárúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠k̚ko̞ɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝi]
  • (Tokyo) かっこーわる​い [kàkkóówárúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠k̚ko̞ːɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝi]

Adjective

格好悪(かっこわる)い or 格(かっ)好(こう)悪(わる)い • (kakkowarui or kakkōwarui) -i (adverbial 格好悪(かっこわる)く (kakkowaruku))

  1. ugly; unattractive; uncool

Usage notes

  • The reading かっこうわるい, kakkōwarui is dated.

Inflection

Antonyms

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