不ふ順じゅん

ふ

じゅ

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Describes weather, conditions, or bodily functions that are not normal or not following the expected pattern. Often used for bad weather or menstrual irregularities.

今年

ことし

の

夏なつ

は

天てん

候こう

不ふ

順じゅん

で

、

野や

菜さい

が

高たか

い

。

This summer the weather has been unsettled, so vegetables are expensive.

生せい理り不ふ順じゅんで婦ふ人じん科かに行いった。

I went to the gynecologist because of irregular periods.

Usage patterns

不ふ順じゅんな〈事こと〉irregular/unsettled ~ (weather, cycle, etc.)
不ふ順じゅんな天てん候こうが今こん週しゅうも続つづくそうだ。
It seems the unsettled weather will continue this week too.
〈事こと〉が不ふ順じゅんになるfor something (weather, a cycle) to become irregular
ストレスで生せい理りが不ふ順じゅんになることがある。
Stress can sometimes make one's menstrual cycle irregular.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
順obey, order, turn

Related words

不ふ規き則そくN2
不規則 is the general word for lack of regularity in routines or patterns, while 不順 specifically describes weather, seasons, or bodily cycles going off track.
異い常じょうN3
異常 is a broad term for 'abnormal' covering many kinds of deviation, while 不順 is narrower, applying mainly to weather and cyclical bodily functions.

Opposites

順じゅん調ちょうN3
順調 describes things going smoothly and as expected, the direct opposite of 不順's sense of irregularity.

Don't confuse with

不ふ純じゅんN1
不純 (impure/dishonest) and 不順 (irregular, e.g. 天候不順) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different concepts.

Word family

天てん候こう不ふ順じゅん
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
月げっ経けい不ふ順じゅん
menstrual irregularity; irregular menstruation
生せい理り不ふ順じゅん
menstrual irregularity; irregular periods

Etymology

Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 順 (jun, 'order' or 'sequence'), meaning 'not following the normal order'.