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不承不承 (ふしょうぶしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
reluctantly ; grudgingly ; unwillingly
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing doing something with clear reluctance, often with a sense of being forced or having no choice. Used adverbially or with の to modify nouns.
It was a grudging reply, but he agreed anyway.
Written forms 不ふ 承しょう 不ぶ 承しょう
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
不ふ 請しょう 不ぶ 請しょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
不ふ 祥しょう 不ぶ 祥しょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
不ふ 精しょう 不ぶ 精しょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Kanji 承 acquiesce, hear, listen to Similar words 渋しぶ 々しぶ Also means 'reluctantly', but 渋々 is more common in everyday speech and less formal than 不承不承.
嫌いや 々いや Means 'unwillingly' with a stronger emotional tone of dislike or aversion, while 不承不承 is more about reluctant consent.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 不承 (ふしょう, 'non-acceptance' or 'reluctance') repeated for emphasis. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of doubling a two-character compound to intensify the meaning.
auspicious, happiness, blessedness
