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Kanji 不: meaning "not", readings, stroke order

The kanji 不 means "not". On'yomi: フ、ブ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
not
On'yomi
フブ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 不

  • 不便 ふべん — Inconvenient
  • 不満 ふまん — Dissatisfaction
  • 運動不足 うんどうぶそく — Lack of exercise
  • 不動産 ふどうさん — Real estate
  • 不 ふ — un(~), non(~), negative prefix
  • 不 ぶ — un(~), non(~), negative prefix
  • 不安 ふあん — anxiety, uneasiness
  • 不可 ふか — wrong, bad, impossible
  • 不幸 ふこう — unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune
  • 不思議 ふしぎ — mystery, curiosity
  • 不自由 ふじゆう — discomfort, disability, inconvenience
  • 不正 ふせい — injustice, unfairness

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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