不気味
ぶきみ
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy
Common word
Meanings
Na-adjective
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
Example sentences
とても不気味だと思った。
I thought that was really weird.
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The recent frequency of earthquakes makes us nervous.
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Don't burst out laughing like that. It's creepy.
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He gave his sudden, goblin like grin.
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That evening tea was partaken of in a grim silence.
More examples (7)
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I had a bad feeling about it, it was creepy. A bit scary, too.
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One image comes to mind: an eerie, pitch-black disk.
ところどころ叫び声のような、うめき声のような効果音が挿入されていることも、不気味で気持ち悪かった。
The scattered use of sound effects resembling wailing and groaning creates an eerie, uncomfortable sensation.
日本文化の文脈の中では当然と思われる微笑みも、外国人の間では、不気味な笑いとして多くの混乱を生み、また悪評が高い。
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
ひとの声に似た不気味な鳴き声、漆黒の羽、死肉を啄む姿などから、鴉は不幸に舞い降りる不吉な鳥として世界に知られています。
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
沈黙を不気味に感じるアメリカ人は多く、会話中に沈黙が起こると、それを話し始めなければならない合図だと考える傾向がある。
Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking.
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The eerie silence struck terror into their hearts.