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Dictionary results(showing 13 results)


adjective
1.
bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant(usually kana)
2.
poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy(usually kana)
See also:拙い
3.
ugly, unattractive, homely, plain(usually kana)
4.
awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise(usually kana)
See also:気不味い
Other readings:
マズイ
マズい

adjective
1.
poor, needy
2.
lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate

adverb
1.
first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else(usually kana)
2.
probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually(usually kana)
3.
more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably(usually kana)
4.
anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being(usually kana)

adjective
1.
poor-quality, shoddy, crude(usually kana)
2.
unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy
See also:不味い
3.
unlucky
Other readings:
まずい《拙い》

Nidan zu-verb (lower class), transitive verb
to mix, to stir, to blend(archaism)
See also:混ぜる
Other readings:
交ず【まず】
雑ず【まず】

expression
very improbable, vanishingly unlikely, only with a miracle

かいはじ
mazukaiyorihajimeyo
expression
1.
start with the first step, when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps(proverb)
2.
he who first suggests it should be the first to do it(proverb)

だいいち
mazudaiichini
expression
first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters
Other readings:
先ず第一に【まずだいいちに】

expression, adjective
seldom, rarely, scarcely(usually kana)
Other readings:
まずない《先ずない》

adverb
1.
first of all, to begin with, before anything else(usually kana)(more emphatic than まず)
See also:まず
2.
probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually(usually kana)
3.
more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably(usually kana)
4.
anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being(usually kana)

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
tolerable, passable, adequate, so-so(usually kana)
See also:まあまあ

adverb
first of all, in the first place(usually kana)
Other readings:
まずもって《先ず以って》[1]
まずもって《まず以て》
まずもって《まず以って》[1]
まずもって《先以って》[1]
まずもって《先以て》[1]
まずもって《先ずもって》
まずもって《先もって》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to bungle, to make things awkward(colloquialism, usually kana)(usu. as まずった)
See also:まずい

Kanji results(showing 3 results)


Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 1
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
KUN:
  • さき
    saki
  • ま.ず
    ma.zu
ON:
  • セン
    sen
Nanori:
  • ぽん
    pon

Written with 11 strokes
Taught in grade 5
poverty, poor
KUN:
  • まず.しい
    mazu.shii
ON:
  • ヒン
    hin
  • ビン
    bin

poor, impoverished
KUN:
  • まず.しい
    mazu.shii
  • やつ.れる
    yatsu.reru
  • ちいさ.い
    chiisa.i
ON:
  • ku
  • ru
  • ロウ
    rou

Sentence results (showing 1-10 of 405 results)


Hunger is the best sauce

Oh, no! We're running out of gas

He is said to have been very poor when he was young

かのじょ
彼女
まず
貧しい
まんぞく
満足
Although she is poor, she is satisfied

His speech was very poor

The more one has, the more one wants

Please let me speak first

First, I'd turn off the fire and then I'd run to a safe place

First of all, let me say how glad I am to be here

The man was ashamed of being born poor
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