不快

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

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 不,‎ 快 (kuài).
    1. not fast; slow
    2. not sharp; blunt; dull

Synonyms

  • (slow):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不 快
ふ
Grade: 4
かい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ふかい [fùkáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝka̠i]

Adjective

不(ふ)快(かい) • (fukai) -na (adnominal 不(ふ)快(かい)な (fukai na), adverbial 不(ふ)快(かい)に (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":
      この中(なか)には、公認(こうにん)されないであろう団体(だんたい)や不快(ふかい)な真実(しんじつ)を語(はか)る人々(ひとびと)も含(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

Noun

不(ふ)快(かい) • (fukai) 

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

References

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