17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking

Kun'yomi
  • ugly ②unsightly
  • しこ
    ugly ②unworthy ③strong and frightening thing
On'yomi
  • シュウ
    ugliness ②shame

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

みにく 82.0%
シュウ 18.0%

Character Breakdown

ugly, unclean, shame
みにく.い シュウ しこ (9th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
ghost, devil
おに キ (7th, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ フチ ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ugly ②unsightly
disgraceful behavior
beauty or ugliness ②personal appearance
homely woman ②female demon
ugliness of old age
ugly and filthy
disgraceful (scandalous) conduct
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References

Unicode hex code 919C
JIS X 0208 1-29-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4798
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6189
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39969
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1359
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1527
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1628
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1839
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1890
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1755
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1798
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2039
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7e10.1
Four corner code 1661.3
De Roo Code 3257