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Reading and JLPT level

ばつが悪い, バツが悪い

Kana Reading

ばつがわるい, バツがわるい

Romaji

batsugawarui, batsugawarui

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

Example sentence

両親がコンサートで僕のことを自慢するさまを見て、ばつが悪かった。 It was embarrassing the way my parents bragged about me at the concert.

Examples of ばつが悪い, バツが悪い, ばつがわるい, バツがわるい in a sentence

両親がコンサートで僕のことを自慢するさまを見て、ばつが悪かった。

It was embarrassing the way my parents bragged about me at the concert.
売春宿から出てきたところを友人に見られてばつが悪かった。

As I left the brothel, I was embarrassed to be seen by my friends.

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悪

JLPT 4

11 strokes

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

On'Yomi: アク, オ

Kun'Yomi: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む

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