不
不

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

4 strokesFrequency 101JLPT N3Grade 4

On

フブ

Dictionary

Common Words

不安ふあんNoun～な Adj.Freq #384
1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense

Examples
その知らせで彼の不安が増した。
The news added to his anxiety.
不思議ふしぎFreq #606
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious

Examples
この刀には不思議ないわれがある。
This sword has a strange history.
2

Adverb taking the 'to' particle

strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously

不満ふまんNoun～な Adj.Freq #1254
1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

Examples
何がそんなに不満ですか。
What made you so dissatisfied?
ふと《不図》《不斗》AdverbUsually kanaFreq #1366
1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

Examples
彼はそれを見るとふと魔がさして盗んだ。
The sight tempted him to steal.
《まずい》不味い～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #1479
1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant

Examples
すき腹にまずいものなし。
Hunger is the best sauce.
2

Occ. as 拙い

poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy

Examples
彼の筆跡は大変まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。
His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.
3

ugly; unattractive; homely; plain

4

awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise

Examples
あ！まずい！ガソリンが切れてきた。
Oh, no! We're running out of gas.
不可能ふかのうNoun～な Adj.Freq #1699
1

impossible

Examples
回復はほとんど不可能だった。
Recovery was almost impossible.
不幸ふこうNounFreq #2215
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident

Examples
それで余計に彼は不幸になった。
That added to his unhappiness.
2

death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

不自然ふしぜんNoun～な Adj.Freq #2588
1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

Examples
我々二人がここにいるのは不自然だ。
The two of us don't belong here.
不明ふめいFreq #2747
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous

Examples
良い新聞記者は、どんなニュース源からも、つまり、出所不明型のニュース源からも、学びとれるものはなんでも利用する。
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Suffix

unknown; unidentified

3

Common noun

ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight

不足ふそくNoun～な Adj.Freq #2791
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit

Examples
食糧が不足している。
Food has been in short supply.
2

dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

Search for more words containing 不

Kanji quiz

Practice and remember this kanji

Strengthen kanji knowledge with focused reading, meaning, and writing practice.

Start Kanji Quiz