KanjiN4Grade 4 · 小44 strokesRadical 一#101 in newspapers
不 · negative, non-
不 is a kanji meaning negative, non-, bad, ugly. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- フfu
- ブbu
Kun'yomi · Japanese
None in KANJIDIC2.
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 不 · 33 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不便ふべん | ふべん | inconvenience | N4 |
| 不ふ | ふ | un(~), non(~), negative prefix | N3 |
| 不ぶ | ぶ | un(~), non(~), negative prefix | N3 |
| 不安ふあん | ふあん | anxiety, uneasiness | N3 |
| 不可ふか | ふか | wrong, bad, impossible | N3 |
| 不幸ふこう | ふこう | unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不思議ふしぎ | ふしぎ | mystery, curiosity | N3 |
| 不自由ふじゆう | ふじゆう | discomfort, disability, inconvenience | N3 |
| 不正ふせい | ふせい | injustice, unfairness | N3 |
| 不足ふそく | ふそく | insufficiency, shortage | N3 |
| 不通ふつう | ふつう | blockade, interruption, stoppage | N3 |
| 不平ふへい | ふへい | complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction | N3 |
| 不満ふまん | ふまん | dissatisfaction, discontent, complaints | N3 |
| 不利ふり | ふり | disadvantage, drawback | N3 |
| 不運ふうん | ふうん | unlucky, misfortune, bad luck | N2 |
| 不規則ふきそく | ふきそく | irregularity, unsteadiness | N2 |
| 不潔ふけつ | ふけつ | unclean, dirty | N2 |
| 不意ふい | ふい | sudden, abrupt, unexpected | N1 |
| 不可欠ふかけつ | ふかけつ | indispensable, essential | N1 |
| 不吉ふきつ | ふきつ | ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen | N1 |
| 不況ふきょう | ふきょう | recession, depression, slump | N1 |
| 不景気ふけいき | ふけいき | business recession, hard times, depression | N1 |
| 不在ふざい | ふざい | absence | N1 |
| 不順ふじゅん | ふじゅん | irregularity, unseasonableness | N1 |
| 不審ふしん | ふしん | suspicious, doubt, infidelity | N1 |
| 不振ふしん | ふしん | dullness, slump, stagnation | N1 |
| 不調ふちょう | ふちょう | bad condition, disorder, slump | N1 |
| 不当ふとう | ふとう | injustice, impropriety, unfair | N1 |
| 不動産ふどうさん | ふどうさん | real estate | N1 |
| 不評ふひょう | ふひょう | bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity | N1 |
| 不服ふふく | ふふく | dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval | N1 |
| 不明ふめい | ふめい | unknown, ambiguous | N1 |
| 不良ふりょう | ふりょう | badness, delinquent, failure | N1 |
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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