JLPT N4 · 4 strokes
Kanji 不: "negative, non-, bad"
The kanji 不 means "negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read フ, ブ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フブ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 101 of 2,501 |
Common words with 不
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 不安anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension
- 不思議wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible · strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
- 不満dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint
- 不図suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally
- 不味いbad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory · poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling
- 不可能impossible, irréalisable
- 不幸unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster · death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
- 不自然unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
- 不明unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain · unknown; unidentified
- 不足insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack · dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
- 不意sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
- 不機嫌pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour
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