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JLPT N5 · Kana adjectives & expressions

まずい

bad-tasting

Stroke order of まずい

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ま · 3 strokesず · 5 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

MAZUI — 'mad zoo-ee': you get mad at the zoo food because it tastes awful.

Parts: i-adjective; opposite of おいしい; also means 'awkward/bad situation'

The characters in まずい

  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)
  • ず ず — zu (5 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

このスープはまずいです。

このすーぷはまずいです。

This soup tastes bad.

More words: Kana adjectives & expressions

いいgoodきれいpretty; cleanいろいろvariousだめno good; not allowedけっこうfine; enough; quiteおいしいdeliciousかわいいcuteつまらないboringうるさいnoisy; annoyingすてきlovely; wonderfulほしいwantちいさなsmall; littleおおきなbigへたunskillful; bad at

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