Vocabulary

What does いやらしい (iyarashii) mean?

いやらしい means disgusting, disagreeable; lewd.

Quick facts
Readingいやらしい
Romajiiyarashii
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
いやらしい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkiyarashii

disgusting, disagreeable; lewd

Example sentences

  • I felt lecherous stares in the train car.

  • I got angry at his nasty way of speaking.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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