Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

    Idiomatic expression

    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.

Also written ひんしゅくを買う【ひんしゅくをかう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

scowl, raise eyebrows

Kun
ひそ.めるしか.める
On
ヒン
Strokes
24
Radical
leaf

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-16-8SKIP code
9a15.1The Kanji Dictionary
2140.6Four corner code
9870Unicode hex code
1-80-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2437Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6659New Nelson (John Haig)
43737Morohashi
pin2Pinyin reading
binKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

a tight place, scowl, approaching

Kun
せ.まる
On
シュクセキ
Strokes
18
Radical
foot

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-11-7SKIP code
7d11.6The Kanji Dictionary
5380.1Four corner code
8e59Unicode hex code
1-77-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
254Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5902New Nelson (John Haig)
37790Morohashi
cu4Pinyin reading
chugKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

buy

Kun
か.う
On
バイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
520 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-7SKIP code
5g7.2The Kanji Dictionary
6080.6Four corner code
3661deroo
8cb7Unicode hex code
1-39-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3637Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5793New Nelson (John Haig)
2598New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3211Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2252Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
831Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
894Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
330A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1753Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
48Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36708Morohashi
193A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
241Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
241Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
300sakade
89Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
212henshall3
221Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
433crowley
188Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1731Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
839Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mai3Pinyin reading
maeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level