不 気 味(ぶきみ)

ぶきみ

na-adjective

eerie; uncanny; ominous; creepy

1. eerie; uncanny; creepy; ominous

Describes something that gives an unsettling or sinister feeling, often because it is strange or difficult to explain. Used for atmospheres, appearances, sounds, and situations that provoke unease.

不気味(ぶきみ)な音(おと)がした。

There was an eerie sound.

夜(よる)の森(もり)は不気味(ぶきみ)な雰囲気(ふんいき)だった。

The forest at night had a creepy atmosphere.

誰(だれ)もいないはずの部屋(へや)から不気味(ぶきみ)な光(ひかり)が漏(も)れていた。

An eerie light was leaking from a room where no one should have been.

Usage

不気味(ぶきみ) is a na-adjective used both as a modifier (不気味(ぶきみ)な + noun) and predicatively (不気味(ぶきみ)だ). The word describes a feeling of unease caused by something strange or inexplicable.

Common collocations

不気味(ぶきみ)な雰囲気(ふんいき) (eerie atmosphere)
不気味(ぶきみ)な笑(わら)い (creepy laugh)
不気味(ぶきみ)な沈黙(ちんもく) (ominous silence)
不気味(ぶきみ)に光(ひか)る (to glow eerily)

Similar words

怖(こわ)い describes straightforward fear, while 不気味(ぶきみ) emphasizes the unsettling strangeness that causes unease. 薄気味悪(うすきみわる)い is a stronger synonym meaning even creepier or more unsettling.

Related Words

Related: 怖(こわ)い (scary, frightening)

Compare: 異様(いよう) (bizarre, strange, eerie)

Compare: 怪奇(かいき) (mysterious)

Compare: 薄気味悪(うすきみわる)い (creepy)

Compare: 気味(きみ)が悪(わる)い (creepy)

Compare: おどろおどろしい (eerie)

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Added 2026.3.9 19:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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