醜い (Minikui) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “ugly, unattractive, bad-looking, unsightly”.
Meanings
- i-adjectiveugly; unattractive; bad-looking
- i-adjectiveunsightly; unseemly; disgraceful; shameful; dishonorable
Examples
彼女は醜いドレスを着ていました。
She was wearing an ugly dress.
彼の妻は私には醜いとは思えない。
His wife doesn't seem ugly to me.
醜いアヒルの子は優雅な白鳥となった。
An ugly duckling became a graceful swan.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).