気(き)まずい

きまずい

i-adjective

awkward, uncomfortable, embarrassing

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	気(き)まずい	気(き)まずくない
Past	気(き)まずかった	気(き)まずくなかった
て form	気(き)まずくて	気(き)まずくなくて
Adverbial	気(き)まずく	—
Conditional ば	気(き)まずければ	気(き)まずくなければ
Conditional たら	気(き)まずかったら	気(き)まずくなかったら

1. awkward, uncomfortable

Describes an atmosphere or situation that feels tense or uncomfortable, especially between people. Often occurs after a disagreement, misunderstanding, or embarrassing incident.

喧嘩(けんか)した後(あと)、気(き)まずい雰囲気(ふんいき)になった。

After the argument, the atmosphere became awkward.

元(もと)カレと会(あ)って気(き)まずかった。

I ran into my ex-boyfriend and it was awkward.

気(き)まずい沈黙(ちんもく)が続(つづ)いた。

An awkward silence continued.

Forms

気(き) (feeling/mood) + まずい (unpleasant/not good)
気(き)まずい (plain form)
気(き)まずく (adverbial form)
気(き)まずさ (noun form - awkwardness)

Usage

喧嘩(けんか)の後(あと) (after a fight)
失言(しつげん)した後(あと) (after saying something wrong)
元(もと)カレ/元(もと)カノとの再会(さいかい) (meeting ex-partner)
秘密(ひみつ)がバレた時(とき) (when a secret is revealed)
誤解(ごかい)が生(う)まれた時(とき) (when misunderstandings arise)

Similar words

居心地(いごこち)が悪(わる)い (uncomfortable feeling)
ぎくしゃくする (to become strained/tense)
変(へん)な空気(くうき) (strange atmosphere)

Common collocations

気(き)まずい雰囲気(ふんいき) (awkward atmosphere)
気(き)まずい沈黙(ちんもく) (awkward silence)
気(き)まずい関係(かんけい) (awkward relationship)
気(き)まずくなる (to become awkward)
気(き)まずい思(おも)いをする (to feel awkward)

Related Words

Compare: 居(い)づらい (hard to stay)

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Added 2026.1.18 8:12 · Revised 2026.10.5 9:35

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