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What does まずい (mazui) mean?

まずい means not tasty, bad (food).

Quick facts
Readingまずい
Romajimazui
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
まずい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkmazui

not tasty, bad (food)

GenkiGenki 23

Example sentences

  • This dish tastes bad.

  • I drank some bad-tasting coffee.

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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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