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不 Kanji

不 means negative, non-, bad.

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Meanings

  • negative
  • non-
  • bad
  • ugly
  • clumsy

Readings

Onyomi

  • フ
  • ブ

Kunyomi

  • N/A

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Useful words

01

不安

ふあん

anxiety

02

不便

ふべん

inconvenient

03

不足

ふそく

shortage

04

不思議

ふしぎ

mysterious

05

不可能

ふかのう

impossible

06

不満

ふまん

dissatisfaction

Compare Kanji

01非Meaning92%un-, mistakeNegation is stronger and more formal in 非, a close partner for 不.02無Meaning90%nothingness, noneNone or nothing extends the negative meaning into absence.03否Meaning87%negate, noNo or denial links 不 with a spoken-answer neighbor.04可Pair80%can, passablePossible versus not possible makes 可 a useful contrast.05下Shape72%below, downA small lower stroke changes the look, so 下 is worth separating from 不.06夫Shape64%husband, manThe crossing human-like shape of 夫 can feel close, but 不 drops into a different lower stroke.

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