adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. clumsy (work), awkward, poorly made, botched.
  2. ugly (of a person), unattractive, plain, homely. Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
不細工 ぶさいく
ざい
不細工 ぶざいく
無細工 ぶさいく
ざい
無細工 ぶざいく
 
 
 
 
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Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
dainty, get thin, taper
サイ こま.か ほそ.い (2nd, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)