“Sordid” in Japanese
Short answer
Sordid in Japanese is “むさい” (musai). Full meaning: filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid.
Other ways to say “Sordid” in Japanese
猥雑
waizatsu vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid; jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
むさ苦しい
musakurushii filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid
ムサい
musai filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid
むさ
musa filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid
ワイザツ
waizatsu vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid; jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
わいざつ
waizatsu vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid; jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
わい雑
waizatsu vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid; jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
むそう
musoo filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid
無彩
musai filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid
むさく
musaku filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid
ムサく
musaku filthy, squalid, dirty, foul, sordid
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