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不 : Negative

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Components:
一丿丨

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On 'yomi:
フ(fu) ブ(bu)
Strokes:4
Radical:一 (1)
Usage Rating:101
JLPT:N4
old JLPT:3
Grade:4
Unicode:04e0d
jis208:41-52
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不 Usage examples

構造不況(こうぞうふきょう)structural recession
老少不定(ろうしょうふじょう)Death comes to old and young alike, uncertainty of life
遇不遇(ぐうふぐう)happiness and sorrows
幸か不幸か(こうかふこうか)luckily or unluckily, for good or for evil
稔実不良(ねんじつふりょう)poor crop (of rice)
不意を打つ(ふいをうつ)
不意を討つ(ふいをうつ)
to take (a person) unawares, to make a surprise attack
不覚を取る(ふかくをとる)
不覚をとる(ふかくをとる)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
不活性化(ふかっせいか)inactivation
不堪(ふかん)incompetence
不帰の客(ふきのきゃく)deceased person
不心得を戒める(ふこころえをいましめる)to caution a person against misconduct
不思議な縁(ふしぎなえん)quirk of fate, curious coincidence, happy chance
不治の病(ふちのやまい)incurable illness
不斉地用タイヤ(ふせいちようタイヤ)off the road tire (tyre)
不正の臭い(ふせいのにおい)smack of evil
不正を矯める(ふせいをためる)to redress injustice
不善を為す(ふぜんをなす)
不善をなす(ふぜんをなす)
to commit vice, to do evil
不足を補う(ふそくをおぎなう)to make up a shortfall, to cover a shortage, to compensate for a shortage, to fill a gap
不注意による(ふちゅういによる)caused by carelessness
不通箇所(ふつうかしょ)tied-up places (spots)
不貞腐れ(ふてくされ)sulkiness
不変の理(ふへんのり)eternal truth
不犯(ふぼん)strict observance of the Buddhist commandment that all priests should be celibate
不透明性(ふとうめいせい)opacity
不飽和(ふほうわ)unsaturated
不(ふ)un-, non-, negative prefix
不学(ふがく)unlearned, uneducated
不合格者(ふごうかくしゃ)unsuccessful candidate, rejected person
不純異性交遊(ふじゅんいせいこうゆう)illicit sexual relationship
不心得者(ふこころえもの)imprudent (misguided) fellow
不正融資(ふせいゆうし)fraudulent loans
不能者(ふのうしゃ)impotent (person)
不変量(ふへんりょう)constant, invariable
不法投棄(ふほうとうき)unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
不良債権(ふりょうさいけん)bad debt
不良少女(ふりょうしょうじょ)bad girl, juvenile delinquent
練習不足(れんしゅうぶそく)lack of training
露出不足(ろしゅつぶそく)underexposure
不生女(せきじょ)barren (sterile) woman
不採用(ふさいよう)rejection (of an application)
水不足(みずぶそく)water shortage, shortage of water supply
不沈艦(ふちんかん)unsinkable battleship
一所不住(いっしょふじゅう)transient lifestyle
冠不全(かんふぜん)coronary insufficiency
うっ血性心不全(うっけつせいしんふぜん)congestive heart failure, CHF
肝不全(かんふぜん)liver failure
金融不安(きんゆうふあん)financial instability, financial uncertainty, financial turmoil, financial unrest, financial jitters
契約不履行(けいやくふりこう)breach of contract
景気不安(けいきふあん)economic malaise
呼吸不全(こきゅうふぜん)respiratory failure
後天性免疫不全症候群(こうてんせいめんえきふぜんしょうこうぐん)acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS
支払不能(しはらいふのう)insolvency