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まずる Japanese meaning | Kotomora

まずる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

bungle; mess up; make things awkward

colloquialusually written using kana alone

Colloquial intransitive verb, often used in the past tense まずった to mean 'I messed up' or 'things got awkward'. Derived from まずい (bad, awkward).

See also: まずい

やばい、まずった。
Oh no, I messed up.

彼かれの一ひと言ことで場ばがまずった。

His one remark made things awkward.

Written forms

まずるUsage100%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 不味る is rare and may not be recognized.
不味まずる
Rare kanji spelling; learners should use the kana form.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
味flavor, taste

Similar words

まずい
まずい is an adjective meaning 'bad' or 'awkward'; まずる is the colloquial verb form derived from it, meaning 'to become bad/awkward' or 'to mess up'.

Etymology

Colloquial verb derived from the adjective まずい (bad, awkward). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of creating verbs from adjectives in casual speech.