不ふ愉ゆ快かい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Describes a situation, experience, or person that makes one feel displeased or ill at ease. Often used for emotional discomfort rather than physical pain.

彼かれの態たい度どはとても不ふ愉ゆ快かいだった。
His attitude was very unpleasant.
不ふ愉ゆ快かいな思おもいをさせてしまい、申もうし訳わけありません。
I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を不ふ愉ゆ快かいにさせるto make someone feel unpleasant/annoyed
彼かれの失しつ礼れいな態たい度どは周まわりの人ひとを不ふ愉ゆ快かいにさせた。
His rude attitude made the people around him feel annoyed.
不ふ愉ゆ快かいな思おもいをするto have an unpleasant experience
電でん車しゃで足あしを踏ふまれて不ふ愉ゆ快かいな思おもいをした。
I had an unpleasant experience when someone stepped on my foot on the train.
〈事こと〉が不ふ愉ゆ快かいだsomething is unpleasant/offensive
彼かれの言いい方かたが不ふ愉ゆ快かいだった。
The way he spoke was unpleasant.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
愉pleasure, happy, rejoice
快cheerful, pleasant, agreeable

Related words

不ふ快かいN1
不快 is more formal and often used in medical or technical contexts (e.g. 不快指数), while 不愉快 is the everyday word for feeling personally offended or displeased.
気き持もち悪わるい
気持ち悪い is casual and usually describes physical disgust or a creepy feeling, whereas 不愉快 is about psychological displeasure or being offended.
嫌いやN5
嫌 expresses a personal dislike or reluctance toward something, while 不愉快 describes the unpleasant feeling caused by another person's behavior or a situation.
不ふ機き嫌げんN3
不機嫌 focuses on an outwardly visible sulky or irritable mood, while 不愉快 describes an inner feeling of displeasure or discomfort.

Opposites

愉ゆ快かいN3
愉快 means pleasant or cheerful, the direct opposite of 不愉快, which means unpleasant or displeasing.

Don't confuse with

不ふ機き嫌げんN3
不機嫌 describes someone being in a sour, irritable mood, while 不愉快 describes the unpleasant feeling itself caused by an external event or person.

Built from

不ふ+愉ゆ快かい

Etymology

Compound of 不 (negative prefix) and 愉快 (pleasant, delightful). The word has been used since at least the Meiji period to express emotional displeasure.