I Love Kanji不
不 – negative, non-, bad
4 strokesTaught in grade 4#101 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 不 means negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is フ、ブ (fu, bu). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | フ | fu |
| On’yomi | ブ | bu |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: ｜・ノ・一・丶.
Words using 不
不便ふべんinconvenience不ふun-不安ふあんanxiety不可ふかwrong不幸ふこうunhappiness不正ふせいinjustice不足ふそくinsufficiency不通ふつうsuspension不平ふへいdiscontent不満ふまんdissatisfaction不利ふりdisadvantage不思議ふしぎwonderful不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort不ぶun-不運ふうんmisfortune不潔ふけつunclean不規則ふきそくirregular不意ふいsudden不吉ふきつominous不況ふきょう(economic) depression不在ふざいabsence不順ふじゅんirregular不審ふしんdoubt不振ふしんdullness
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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