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気色が悪い (きしょくがわるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, i-adjective
weird ; disgusting ; creepy
Describes something that gives an unpleasant, eerie, or off-putting feeling. Often used for situations, appearances, or atmospheres that feel wrong or repulsive.
See also: 気色の悪い · 気色悪い
The way he laughed was disgusting.
Similar words 気き 持も ち 悪わる い More common and broader; can refer to physical nausea or general unpleasantness. 気色が悪い emphasizes an eerie, creepy, or morally repulsive nuance.
不ぶ 気き 味み Focuses on eeriness and spookiness, often for things that inspire fear. 気色が悪い can also imply disgust or moral revulsion.
Etymology Compound of 気色 (きしょく, 'feeling, mood, appearance') + が + 悪い (わるい, 'bad'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase literally means 'the feeling/appearance is bad' and has been used to express a sense of wrongness or disgust.
