不

Meaning

不 centers on negation and reversal: it marks something as not, non-, or the opposite of good, leading to senses like bad, ugly, or clumsy.

• 不明ふめい
  N2

  unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous

• 不ふ
  N3

  un-; non-

• 不安ふあん
  N3

  anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense

• 不思議ふしぎ
  N4

  wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious

• 不足ふそく
  N3

  insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit

• 不可能ふかのう
  N3

  impossible

• 不満ふまん
  N3

  dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

• 不要ふよう
  N1

  unnecessary; unneeded

• 不正ふせい
  N3

  injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud

• 不良ふりょう
  N1

  bad; poor; inferior; defective

• 不味いまずい
  N4

  bad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant

• 不幸ふこう
  N3

  unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident

• 不動産ふどうさん
  N1

  real estate

• 不倫ふりん

  adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

• 不能ふのう
  N1

  impossible; incapable (of doing); unable (to do)

• 不快ふかい
  N1

  displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness

• 不可ふか
  N3

  wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable

• 不安定ふあんてい
  N3

  instability; insecurity; crankiness

• 不利ふり
  N2

  disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

• 不在ふざい
  N1

  absence

• 不法ふほう
  N1

  unlawful; illegal

• 不便ふべん
  N5

  inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

• 不審ふしん
  N1

  doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

• 不十分ふじゅうぶん
  N1

  insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

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