Chinese

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not; no fast; quick; swift
trad. (不快)
simp. #(不快)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不快

  1. unhappy; displeased; in low spirits
  2. sick; unwell; ill; indisposed; feeling under the weather
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ,‎ (kuài).
    1. not fast; slow
    2. not sharp; blunt; dull

Synonyms

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  • (slow):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
かい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(かい) (fukai-na (adnominal ()(かい) (fukai na), adverbial ()(かい) (fukai ni))

  1. unpleasant, noxious, nasty
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      この(なか)には、公認(こうにん)されないであろう団体(だんたい)不快(ふかい)真実(しんじつ)(はか)人々(ひとびと)(ふく)まれる。
      Kono naka ni wa, kōnin sarenai de arō dantai ya fukai na shinjitsu o hakaru hitobito mo fukumareru.
      ...including those that may not be officially sanctioned, and who speak uncomfortable truths.
  2. spoiled, rotten
  3. ungrateful, displeased

Inflection

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Noun

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()(かい) (fukai

  1. displeasure, undesirability, revolt, dysphoria
  2. discomfort, indisposition

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN