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不評 (ふひょう, fuhyou) Japanese meaning: bad reputation | Kotomora
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客きゃく
から
不ふ
評ひょう
だっ
た
。
The new menu was unpopular with customers.
His proposal met with disfavor within the company.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 不ふ 評ひょう を 買か う for something to incur unpopularity or criticism
The new system drew criticism among the employees.
〈 物もの 〉 は 〈 人ひと 〉 に 不ふ 評ひょう だ something is unpopular among a group of people
That product is unpopular among young people.
不ふ 評ひょう を 招まね く to invite or bring about criticism
The decline in service quality invited criticism.
Kanji 評 evaluate, criticism, comment Related words 悪評 stresses actual bad rumors or criticism circulating about something, while 不評 simply means it failed to gain popular approval.
不人気 is used mainly for people or things lacking popularity, whereas 不評 focuses on negative evaluation or criticism received.
Opposites 好評 means something is well-received or favorably reviewed, the direct opposite of 不評, which means poorly received.
不評 means an unfavorable reception or bad reputation, the opposite of the favorable public interest expressed by 人気.
不評 means an unfavorable or poor reception, the direct opposite of the enthusiastic praise described by 大好評.
Etymology Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 評 (hyō, 'evaluation, reputation'). The kanji combination directly conveys 'bad evaluation' or 'unfavorable reputation'.
