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みっともない Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
i-adjective
shameful ; disgraceful ; unsightly ; unseemly
usually written using kana alone
Describes behavior, appearance, or a situation that is embarrassing, improper, or makes one look bad. Often used as a mild scolding or expression of disapproval.
It's shameful to cry in front of others.
Written forms みっともない Usage 97%
Standard kana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
見み っともない Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.
見み っとも 無な い Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Similar words 恥は ずかしい 恥ずかしい focuses on the speaker's own feeling of embarrassment, while みっともない is more about how one's actions or appearance are perceived as shameful or improper by others.
だらしない だらしない emphasizes sloppiness or lack of discipline, whereas みっともない has a stronger moral or social judgment of being disgraceful or indecent.
Etymology Derived from the negative form of the verb 見る (miru, 'to see') with an emphatic geminate consonant, literally meaning 'not worth looking at' or 'unpresentable'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is well-established as a single adjective.
