無愛想

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
あい
Grade: 4
そう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

+ 愛想

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いそー [bùáꜜìsòò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝa̠iso̞ː]

Noun

()(あい)(そう) • (buaisō) 

  1. in an unfriendly manner

Adjective

()(あい)(そう) • (buaisō) -na (adnominal ()(あい)(そう) (buaisō na), adverbial ()(あい)(そう) (buaisō ni))

  1. unfriendly, unsociable, blunt
    Synonym: 愛想が悪い
    • 2010 April 19, “メランコリック”, Junky [Junky] (lyrics):
      明日(あした)も おんなじ わたしが いるのかな
      ()(あい)(そう)()(くち)ままの カワいくないヤツ
      Ashita mo onnaji watashiga iru no kana
      Buaisō de mukuchi na mama no kawaikunai yatsu
      I wonder if I'll be the same tomorrow.
      A not-so-pretty girl who remains unsociable and uncommunicative.

Inflection

References

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