顰ひん蹙しゅく

ひ

ん

しゅ

く

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

顰蹙する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	顰ひん蹙しゅくする	顰ひん蹙しゅくしない
Polite	顰ひん蹙しゅくします	顰ひん蹙しゅくしません
Past polite	顰ひん蹙しゅくしました	顰ひん蹙しゅくしませんでした
Past	顰ひん蹙しゅくした	顰ひん蹙しゅくしなかった
Te-form	顰ひん蹙しゅくして	顰ひん蹙しゅくしないで
Desire	顰ひん蹙しゅくしたい	顰ひん蹙しゅくしたくない
Potential	顰ひん蹙しゅくできる	顰ひん蹙しゅくできない
Passive	顰ひん蹙しゅくされる	顰ひん蹙しゅくされない
Causative	顰ひん蹙しゅくさせる	顰ひん蹙しゅくさせない
Causative passive	顰ひん蹙しゅくさせられる	顰ひん蹙しゅくさせられない
Volitional	顰ひん蹙しゅくしよう
Polite volitional	顰ひん蹙しゅくしましょう
Imperative	顰ひん蹙しゅくしろ	顰ひん蹙しゅくするな
Conditional	顰ひん蹙しゅくすれば	顰ひん蹙しゅくしなければ
Tara conditional	顰ひん蹙しゅくしたら	顰ひん蹙しゅくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

frowning on; scorn; disapproval

Used when someone's behavior or statement causes others to frown or show disapproval. Often appears in the phrase 顰蹙を買う (to incur disapproval).

彼かれの失しつ礼れいな発はつ言げんは周しゅう囲いの顰ひん蹙しゅくを買かった。
His rude remark incurred the disapproval of those around him.
あの政せい治じ家かの行こう動どうにはみんながひんしゅくしている。
Everyone is frowning on that politician's behavior.

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Expressions

顰ひん蹙しゅくを買かうincur disapproval; be frowned upon; cause displeasure

Kanji

顰scowl, raise eyebrows
蹙a tight place, scowl, approaching

Related words

非ひ難なん
非難 is direct criticism or blame, while 顰蹙 is more about silent, collective disapproval or scorn.
反はん感かん
反感 is personal antipathy or ill feeling, whereas 顰蹙 is a visible social reaction of frowning or looking down on something.

Written forms

顰ひん蹙しゅくUsage56%
Standard kanji spelling; both characters are relatively rare but this compound is well-known.
ひんしゅくUsage28%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing because the kanji are complex.
ヒンシュクUsage17%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 顰 (ひん, 'to frown') and 蹙 (しゅく, 'to knit one's brows'). Both characters are rare outside this compound, but the word itself is relatively common in formal and written Japanese.