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不評 (ふひょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bad reputation ; unpopularity ; poor reception
Used for products, policies, performances, or people that are not well received by the public or a specific group. Often appears in phrases like 不評を買う (to incur disfavor) or 不評だ (is unpopular).
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の
提てい
案あん
は
社しゃ
内ない
で
不ふ
評ひょう
を
買か
っ
た
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His proposal met with disfavor within the company.
Kanji 評 evaluate, criticism, comment Similar words 評ひょう 判ばん 評判 is a neutral term for reputation or fame, which can be good or bad depending on context. 不評 specifically means a bad reputation or unpopularity.
不ふ 人にん 気き 不人気 also means unpopularity, but is more commonly used for people or things that lack popularity. 不評 emphasizes a negative evaluation or criticism, while 不人気 simply means not popular.
Etymology Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 評 (hyō, 'evaluation, reputation'). The kanji combination directly conveys 'bad evaluation' or 'unfavorable reputation'.
