顰蹙

ひんしゅく

Also written ヒンシュク

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval

Kanji

• 顰 scowl; raise eyebrows. Read as ヒン.
• 蹙 a tight place; scowl; approaching. Read as シュク.

Example sentences

• 半角カタカナをインターネット上の色んな所で使えば、いつか顰蹙をかいまくる事になるよ。
  If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.

Words containing 顰蹙

• 顰蹙を買う (ひんしゅくをかう) to be frowned on

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