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不注意 (ふちゅうい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ注ちゅう意い

ふ

ちゅ

う

い

Common word›JLPTN1›

Meanings

1

noun, na-adjective

carelessness; inattention; negligence

Refers to a lack of attention or care, often resulting in mistakes or accidents. Can be used as a noun or adjectival noun (e.g., 不注意な, 不注意だ).

彼かれ

の

不ふ

注ちゅう

意い

で

事じ

故こ

が

起お

き

た

。

The accident happened due to his carelessness.

不ふ注ちゅう意いなミスを減へらすために、チェックリストを使つかっている。

I use a checklist to reduce careless mistakes.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉は不ふ注ちゅう意いによるX is due to carelessness
事じ故こは彼かれの不ふ注ちゅう意いによるものだった。
The accident was due to his carelessness.
不ふ注ちゅう意いな〈人ひと〉a careless person
不ふ注ちゅう意いな人ひとは忘わすれ物ものが多おおい。
Careless people often forget things.
不ふ注ちゅう意いで〈事こと〉to do something as a result of carelessness
不ふ注ちゅう意いで大だい事じな資し料りょうを失うしなってしまった。
I lost important documents due to carelessness.
〈人ひと〉の不ふ注ちゅう意いを指し摘てきするto point out someone's carelessness
上じょう司しは部ぶ下かの不ふ注ちゅう意いを指し摘てきした。
The boss pointed out his subordinate's carelessness.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
注pour, irrigate, shed (tears)
意idea, mind, heart

Related words· 7

うっかりN3
うっかり is an adverb describing a momentary careless slip, while 不注意 is a noun/adjective describing a general trait or state of carelessness.
油ゆ断だんN2
油断 stresses letting one's guard down or becoming complacent, while 不注意 stresses a general lack of attention that causes mistakes.
うかつ
迂闊 is a more literary word for being thoughtless or careless, while 不注意 is the plain, everyday term for carelessness.
不ふ用よう意い
不注意 emphasizes a lapse in attention or carelessness in general, while 不用意 more broadly covers lack of preparation or an indiscreet remark/action.

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怠たい慢まんN1
不注意 is simple carelessness or a momentary lapse of attention, whereas 怠慢 implies sustained neglect of one's duties.
無む責せき任にんN3
不注意 refers to carelessness or inattention that leads to mistakes, while 無責任 refers to a deliberate or habitual disregard for one's duties.
手て落おちN1
不注意 describes general carelessness as a trait or cause, while 手落ち refers to the specific resulting omission or mistake.

Opposites

注ちゅう意いN4
注意 means being careful or attentive, while 不注意 is its negation, describing carelessness or inattention.
注ちゅう意い深ぶかいN1
不注意 describes carelessness or inattention, the direct opposite of being 注意深い.

Don't confuse with

不ふ用よう意い
不用意 means being unprepared or imprudent in one's words or actions, while 不注意 specifically means carelessness or inattention that leads to mistakes or accidents.

Word family

前ぜん方ぽう不ふ注ちゅう意い
inattention to the road ahead; not watching where one is driving

Built from

不ふ+注ちゅう意い

Etymology

Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') + 注意 (chūi, 'attention, caution'). The meaning is transparently 'lack of attention'.