凸凹(でこぼこ)

でこぼこ
noun
unevenness, bumpiness
1. unevenness, bumpiness, rough surface
An irregular surface with bumps and depressions.
道(みち)が凸凹(でこぼこ)で歩(ある)きにくい。
The road is bumpy and hard to walk on.
表面(ひょうめん)の凸凹(でこぼこ)を直(なお)す。
I fix the unevenness of the surface.
雨(あめ)で道路(どうろ)が凸凹(でこぼこ)になって、自転車(じてんしゃ)で走(はし)りにくい。
The road became bumpy from the rain, making it hard to ride a bicycle.
2. mismatched pair
Two things or people that are very different from each other.
凸凹(でこぼこ)コンビで面白(おもしろ)い。
They're an odd couple and funny.
背(せ)の高(たか)い人(ひと)と低(ひく)い人(ひと)の凸凹(でこぼこ)コンビが人気(にんき)だ。
The mismatched pair of a tall person and a short person is popular.
性格(せいかく)が正反対(せいはんたい)の二人(ふたり)だが、凸凹(でこぼこ)コンビとして息(いき)が合(あ)っている。
Their personalities are polar opposites, but they work well together as an odd couple.

凸凹(でこぼこ) describes uneven surfaces or mismatched pairs.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 凸凹(でこぼこ)した道(みち): bumpy road
  • 凸凹(でこぼこ)コンビ: mismatched pair, odd couple
  • 凸凹(でこぼこ)がある: to have bumps

WRITING NOTE:
Also commonly written in hiragana (でこぼこ). The kanji 凸凹 visually represent the bumps (凸) and dips (凹).

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Added 2026.1.14 9:33 · Revised 2026.6.1 22:09
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