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Kanji Detail for 不 - "not, un-"

不

  • Meaning

    不 means "not, un-."

    1. Not - Negation; indicating 'does not' or 'is not'.

    2. Question - Used at the end of sentences to express doubt.

    3. Conditional - Meaning 'if not' or 'unless'.

  • Words using 不

    • 不況 ふきょう Listen (economic) depression; recession; slump
    • 不安 ふあん Listen anxiety; uneasiness; worry
    • 不明 ふめい Listen unclear; obscure; indistinct
    • 不満 ふまん Listen dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
    • 不足 ふそく Listen insufficiency; deficiency; shortage
    • 不動産 ふどうさん Listen real estate
    • 不信 ふしん Listen distrust; mistrust; disbelief
    • 心不全 しんふぜん Listen heart failure

  • Four-character idioms with 不

    • 一心不乱 いっしんふらん Listen wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently
    • 不偏不党 ふへんふとう Listen impartiality; neutrality; independence
    • 不協和音 ふきょうわおん Listen discord; dissonance; cacophony
    • 不可思議 ふかしぎ Listen mystery; something inexplicable; wonder
    • 不可抗力 ふかこうりょく Listen act of God; irresistible force; inevitability
    • 不眠不休 ふみんふきゅう Listen no sleep or rest; working day and night

  • Tattoo check: 不

    • Verified meaning: not, un-
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    no, not; un-; negative prefix

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    no, not, un-; negative prefix

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Same in sound and meaning as 弗. Such as 不然 (not so), 不可 (cannot). Now pronounced like 補 in entering tone. | Interchangeable with 否 of 可否 (yes or no). Also read in level tone. An incomplete word. Now only used in poetry.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bu(ブ) ブ

    fu(フ) フ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    一 (ichi)

  • Related Keywords

    not un- doubt non- denial negation negative without opposite disagree disapprove refusal

Sentences including 不

  • Why does he look grumpy?

  • Money for the plan was lacking.

  • He lived an unhappy life.

  • People often complain about the weather.

  • It is next to impossible to go to school.

  • It was careless of you to forget your homework.

  • He is lacking in experience.

  • I think it impossible for us to beat him.

  • He did nothing but complain about his job.

  • I am annoyed by his carelessness.

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