Onyomi: フ, ブ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: bad, clumsy, negative, non-, ugly
Kanji for bad, clumsy, negative, non-, ugly
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The kanji 不 depicts a simple mark indicating negation or denial. In ancient times, it represented the concept of “not” or “no,” showing something that is blocked, denied, or opposite. 不 came to mean not, un-, or non-, capturing the idea of negation or refusal.
A simple mark of denial — 不 means not, un-, or opposite.
Imagine a line blocking something to show it’s not allowed — that’s 不, the kanji for negation or “not.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不 | ふ | un-, non- | common JLPT-N3 Prefix |
| 無 | ぶ | un-, non- | JLPT-N3 Prefix |
| 不安 | ふあん | anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 不味い | まずい | bad(-tasting), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant | common JLPT-N1 JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 不便 | ふべん | inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 不足 | ふそく | insufficiency, deficiency, shortage, lack, scarcity, deficit | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ | wonderful, marvelous, strange, incredible, amazing, curious, miraculous, mysterious | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 不幸 | ふこう | unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | discomfort, inconvenience | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb |
| 不満 | ふまん | dissatisfaction, discontent, displeasure, complaint, unhappiness | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |