JLPT N1 · な-adjective

不当 (futou)

不当 (ふとう, futou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “unfair; unjust”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふとう
Romaji: futou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

その女性は不当に私を責めた。

That woman has wrongly accused me.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 不当

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	不当だ	ふとうだ futouda
Present (polite)	不当です	ふとうです futoudesu
Negative	不当じゃない	ふとうじゃない futoujanai
Past	不当だった	ふとうだった futoudatta
Negative past	不当じゃなかった	ふとうじゃなかった futoujanakatta
Te-form	不当で	ふとうで futoude
Before a noun	不当な	ふとうな futouna
Adverb (~ni)	不当に	ふとうに futouni

Kanji in 不当

不

negative, non-, badフ・ブ · 4 strokes

当

hit, right, appropriateトウ・あ.たる・あ.たり · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 不当.

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-

Source: JMdict entry 1494120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.