A kanji
不
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
- 4 strokes
- Taught in grade 4 (kyōiku kanji)
- No. 101 of 2,500 in newspapers
On'yomi
フ、ブ
Kun'yomi
None listed.
Stroke order
Stroke order is from KanjiVG, copyright Ulrich Apel, under CC BY-SA 3.0. A kanji is drawn only where KanjiVG and KANJIDIC2 count the same number of strokes.
Shapes inside it
The shapes EDRDG's KRADFILE lists 不 as containing. It is a lookup aid for finding a kanji by its parts: it says what the character contains, not where it comes from, and a shape need not be a kanji.
Written with 不 32 words
Grouped by JLPT level, easiest first, and oldest first within a level.
JLPT N4 · 1 word
JLPT N3 · 12 words
- 不ぶun(~), non(~), negative prefix
- 不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort, disability, inconvenience
- 不思議ふしぎmystery, curiosity
- 不可ふかwrong, bad, impossible
- 不足ふそくinsufficiency, shortage
- 不安ふあんanxiety, uneasiness
- 不幸ふこうunhappiness, sorrow, misfortune
- 不正ふせいinjustice, unfairness
- 不通ふつうblockade, interruption, stoppage
- 不平ふへいcomplaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
- 不満ふまんdissatisfaction, discontent, complaints
- 不利ふりdisadvantage, drawback
JLPT N2 · 3 words
JLPT N1 · 16 words
- 不動産ふどうさんreal estate
- 不景気ふけいきbusiness recession, hard times, depression
- 不可欠ふかけつindispensable, essential
- 不意ふいsudden, abrupt, unexpected
- 不吉ふきつominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen
- 不況ふきょうrecession, depression, slump
- 不在ふざいabsence
- 不順ふじゅんirregularity, unseasonableness
- 不審ふしんsuspicious, doubt, infidelity
- 不振ふしんdullness, slump, stagnation
- 不調ふちょうbad condition, disorder, slump
- 不当ふとうinjustice, impropriety, unfair
- 不評ふひょうbad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity
- 不服ふふくdissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval
- 不明ふめいunknown, ambiguous
- 不良ふりょうbadness, delinquent, failure
Some of these words show it as a part of their “Taken apart” row: see the words taken apart with 不.
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