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不慣れ (ふなれ, funare) Japanese meaning: inexperienced | Kotomora
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ろう
し
て
いる
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He is struggling with the unfamiliar work.
Living in an unfamiliar place is tough.
I'm not used to driving, so I'll go slowly.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 不ふ 慣な れだ to be unaccustomed to something
He is still unaccustomed to his new job.
不ふ 慣な れな 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 an unfamiliar place
I got lost in an unfamiliar place.
不ふ 慣な れなため 〈 事こと 〉 because one is unaccustomed to it, ~
I made a mistake because I wasn't used to it yet.
Kanji 慣 accustomed, get used to, become experienced 馴 get used to, experienced, tamed Related words 未経験 means having no experience at all, while 不慣れ implies some experience but not enough to feel comfortable or skilled.
苦手 focuses on being poor at or disliking something, whereas 不慣れ simply describes a lack of familiarity that could improve with practice.
Opposites 熟練 describes being highly skilled and experienced, the opposite of 不慣れ's lack of familiarity.
不慣れ describes being unaccustomed or inexperienced, the opposite state of having 慣れる (become used to something).
Written forms 不ふ 慣な れ Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
不ふ 馴な れ Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
ふなれ Usage 2%
不ふ 慣なれ Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of the prefix 不 (fu-, 'not') and 慣れ (nare, 'being accustomed'), the nominalized stem of 慣れる (nareru, 'to get used to').
Search-only abbreviated form; not used in normal writing.
