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醜 means 'ugly'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 1974   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-37    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 23 words   Used in 27 words   Used in 5 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シュウ
Kun
   みにくい ugly
Additional readings
Kun    しこ
Components
⿰  酉 sake flask  鬼 ogre  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 醜 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 醜 is used 26 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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シュウ : 20 words FIND ALL
し ゅ う た い 0
noun
shameful sight; disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
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しこ : 3 words FIND ALL
し こ め 1
1. homely woman; plain-looking woman
2. female demon  (this meaning is restricted to reading しこめ)
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みにくい : 2 words FIND ALL
み に く い 3
1. ugly; unattractive
2. unsightly; unseemly  (see also: 醜い争い)
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しこ (read as じこ) : 1 word FIND ALL
じ こ お 2
Most common form: ブ男
noun
1. ugly man  (derogatory)
2. strong, brawny man  (this meaning is restricted to reading じこお)
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An additional 1 less common words include 醜 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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醜
シュウ   みにくい ugly   
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酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
鬼
キ   おに ogre   
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甶
stony rice field
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丶
dot   
田
デン   た rice field   
厶
ム   private
儿
legs
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