Vocabulary

What does みっともない (mittomonai) mean?

みっともない means shameful, unseemly.

Quick facts
Readingみっともない
Romajimittomonai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
みっともない
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmittomonai

shameful, unseemly

  1. 1i-adjective shameful; disgraceful; unsightly

Example sentences

  • Dressing like that looks unseemly.

  • Crying in front of others is unbecoming.

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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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