くしゃくしゃ

kushakusha

crumpled, rumpled

Also:to be annoyed, noisily (chewing)

AdjectiveJLPT N1

What does くしゃくしゃ mean?

くしゃくしゃ is a Japanese adjective meaning crumpled, rumpled in English. It can also be translated as to be annoyed, noisily (chewing) depending on context. It is written as くしゃくしゃ in hiragana, and kushakusha in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

顔が涙でくしゃくしゃになった。

His face went to pieces with tears.

Conjugation of くしゃくしゃ

AffirmativeNegative
Plainくしゃくしゃくしゃくしゃじゃない
Plain pastくしゃくしゃだったくしゃくしゃじゃなかった
Politeくしゃくしゃですくしゃくしゃではありません
Polite pastくしゃくしゃでしたくしゃくしゃではありませんでした

Other forms

Attributiveくしゃくしゃな
Te-formくしゃくしゃで

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