不 — negative, non-, bad
ふ
不
negative
ふ
U+4E0D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #101
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1302
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- negative
- non-
- bad
- ugly
- clumsy
Readings
- On'yomi
- ふ fu ぶ bu
word
ふ ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
115 wordsEach dot is a word containing 不: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 51 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
音信不通
四字熟語
sound trust, negative pass through
不可抗力
四字熟語
negative possible, confront power
不老不死
四字熟語
negative old man, negative death
不老不死
四字熟語
negative old man, negative death
難攻不落
四字熟語
difficult aggression, negative fall
優柔不断
四字熟語
tenderness tender, negative severance
半身不随
四字熟語
half body, negative follow
不眠不休
四字熟語
negative sleep, negative rest
不眠不休
四字熟語
negative sleep, negative rest
大胆不敵
四字熟語
big gall, no enemy
合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議
諺
a hit is a wonder, a miss a wonder
合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議
諺
a hit is a wonder, a miss a wonder