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気色の悪い (きしょくのわるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, i-adjective
weird ; disgusting ; sickening
Expresses a strong negative reaction to something that feels creepy, gross, or unsettling. Often used for things that give a bad feeling or make one uncomfortable.
See also: 気色が悪い · 気色悪い
His way of laughing was so creepy it gave me goosebumps.
Similar words 気き 色しょく 悪わる い A more casual, contracted form of 気色の悪い, often used in spoken Japanese.
気き 持も ち 悪わる い More common and broader in meaning; can refer to physical nausea or general unpleasantness, while 気色の悪い leans toward creepy or eerie feelings.
Etymology Compound of 気色 (きしょく, 'feeling, sensation') + の (possessive particle) + 悪い (わるい, 'bad'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression has been used since at least the Edo period.
