不 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「一」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「一」
- On
- フ・ブふ・ぶ · fu · bu
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- not; un-; negative prefix
Stroke order
Origin
Originally a pictograph of a flower's calyx; later borrowed for the negative "not."
Readings and examples
| Onフふfu | 不当ふとう不利ふり不賛成ふさんせい |
|---|---|
| Onブぶbu | 不作法ふさほう不用心ふようじん |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 不安ふあん
anxiety; unease
- 不足ふそく
shortage; lack
- 不思議ふしぎ
- 不幸ふこう
- 不燃物ふねんぶつ
- 不孝ふこう
- 不詳ふしょう
- 不眠ふみん
Example
明日の天気が不安だ。
I'm worried about tomorrow's weather.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)