醜しゅう穢わい

also: しゅうかい

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Meanings

na-adjective, noun

ugly and filthy; squalid

rare term

Rare literary term describing something both visually repulsive and morally or physically unclean. Used in older or highly formal writing.

その廃はい墟きょは醜しゅう穢わいな光こう景けいを呈ていしていた。
The ruins presented an ugly and filthy sight.
彼かれの心こころの醜しゅう穢わいさに気きづいた。
I became aware of the ugliness and filthiness of his heart.

Kanji

醜ugly, unclean, shame
穢dirty
猥obscene

Related words

醜しゅう悪あく
醜悪 is more common and focuses on ugliness and wickedness, while 醜穢 adds a strong nuance of physical or moral filth.
汚お穢わい
汚穢 emphasizes filth and defilement, often in a physical or religious sense, without the strong visual ugliness component of 醜穢.

Written forms

醜穢
- しゅうわい
  Rare kanji spelling; the reading しゅうわい is the most common for this form.
- しゅうかい
  Rare alternate reading for 醜穢; restricted to this kanji form.
醜しゅう猥わいUsage100%
Alternate rare kanji spelling; also read しゅうわい.
しゅうかい

Etymology

Compound of 醜 (ugly) and 穢 (filthy, defiled). The alternate form 醜猥 uses 猥 (obscene, indecent) with a similar connotation. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is rare and primarily found in literary or classical contexts.