I Love Kanjiみすぼらしい (misuborashii)
みすぼらしい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “shabby; unsightly”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- みすぼらしい
- Romaji
- misuborashii
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- shabby; unsightly; unkempt · い-adjective · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of みすぼらしい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | みすぼらしい | みすぼらしい misuborashii |
| Negative | みすぼらしくない | みすぼらしくない misuborashikunai |
| Past | みすぼらしかった | みすぼらしかった misuborashikatta |
| Negative past | みすぼらしくなかった | みすぼらしくなかった misuborashikunakatta |
| Te-form | みすぼらしくて | みすぼらしくて misuborashikute |
| Adverb (~ku) | みすぼらしく | みすぼらしく misuborashiku |
| Conditional (~ba) | みすぼらしければ | みすぼらしければ misuborashikereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1259180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.