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Kanji Detail for 不 - "not, no, un-"

  • Meaning

    不 means "not, no, 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'.

  • 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.
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