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芳しくない (かんばしくない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
i-adjective
poor ; unsatisfactory ; unfavorable
Used almost exclusively in the negative form 芳しくない to describe results, evaluations, or conditions that are not good. Often appears in formal or written contexts.
Kanji 芳 perfume, balmy, favorable Similar words 芳かんば しい The base adjective 芳しい means 'fragrant' or 'sweet-smelling', but in modern Japanese it is rarely used in the affirmative. The negative form 芳しくない has become a fixed expression meaning 'poor' or 'unsatisfactory'.
良よ くない 良くない is the general negative of 良い (good) and is more common in everyday speech. 芳しくない is more formal and often used in written evaluations or reports.
Etymology The negative form of 芳しい (kanbashii), which originally meant 'fragrant' or 'sweet-smelling'. Over time, 芳しくない developed the extended meaning 'not good' or 'unsatisfactory', while the affirmative form became rare.
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The economic outlook is unfavorable.
