見 苦(みぐる)しい

みぐるしい

i-adjective

unsightly; disgraceful; unseemly

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	見苦(みぐる)しい	見苦(みぐる)しくない
Past	見苦(みぐる)しかった	見苦(みぐる)しくなかった
て form	見苦(みぐる)しくて	見苦(みぐる)しくなくて
Adverbial	見苦(みぐる)しく	—
Conditional ば	見苦(みぐる)しければ	見苦(みぐる)しくなければ
Conditional たら	見苦(みぐる)しかったら	見苦(みぐる)しくなかったら

1. unsightly; ugly; unattractive to look at

Describes something that is unpleasant or embarrassing to look at in terms of physical appearance.

見苦(みぐる)しい格好(かっこう)で出(で)かけないで。

Don't go out looking so unkempt.

部屋(へや)が見苦(みぐる)しくて恥(は)ずかしい。

My room is such a mess that I'm embarrassed.

人前(ひとまえ)で見苦(みぐる)しい姿(すがた)を見(み)せたくない。

I don't want to show an unsightly appearance in front of others.

2. disgraceful; unseemly; shameful

Describes behavior or conduct that is embarrassing, undignified, or beneath acceptable standards.

見苦(みぐる)しい言(い)い訳(わけ)はやめろ。

Stop making pathetic excuses.

負(ま)けたのに文句(もんく)を言(い)うのは見苦(みぐる)しい。

Complaining after losing is disgraceful.

政治家(せいじか)の見苦(みぐる)しい争(あらそ)いにうんざりしている。

I'm fed up with the unseemly squabbling of politicians.

Composed of 見(み) (seeing) and 苦(くる)しい (painful, difficult). Literally "painful to look at." The behavioral sense (sense 2) is the more commonly used in everyday conversation.

Common collocations

見苦(みぐる)しい言(い)い訳(わけ): pathetic excuses
見苦(みぐる)しい姿(すがた): an unsightly/disgraceful appearance
見苦(みぐる)しい振(ふ)る舞(ま)い: unseemly behavior
見苦(みぐる)しい争(あらそ)い: disgraceful squabbling

Similar words

醜(みにく)い: ugly — focuses on physical ugliness; stronger and more blunt
情(なさ)けない: pathetic, pitiful — emphasizes disappointment and pity
聞(き)き苦(ぐる)しい: hard to listen to, grating — the auditory equivalent of 見苦(みぐる)しい

Related Words

Related: 醜(みにく)い

Compare: 情(なさ)けない (pathetic, pitiful)

Compare: 聞(き)き苦(ぐる)しい (hard to listen to, grating)

Compare: みっともない (shameful)

Compare: 目障(めざわ)り (eyesore)

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Added 2026.4.10 12:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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