This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: フ、ブ
Romaji: fu, bu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

Stroke Diagram

1234

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  101
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  4-4-1
Korean Reading:  bul
Chinese Reading:  bu2
Unicode:  4e0d
JIS:  4954

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3434
Nelson Index: 17
New Nelson Index: 13
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.2
Four Corner Index: 1090.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 572
Gakken Index: 134
Japanese Names Index: 94
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0236
Remembering the kanji Index: 1217
Busy People Index: 3.18
Kanji Way Index: 103
Kanji Flashcards Index: 104
Kodansha Compact Index: 10
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 600
Kanji in Context Index: 422
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2141
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2890
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1225
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1302
Essential Kanji Index: 130
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4242
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3154
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 500
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 444

Words

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un-; non-; negative prefix
不安 (ふあん)
anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense
不安定 (ふあんてい)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
不可欠 (ふかけつ)
indispensable; essential
不快 (ふかい)
unpleasant; displeasure; discomfort
不可能 (ふかのう)
impossible
不可 (ふか)
wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
不況 (ふきょう)
recession; depression; slump
不完全 (ふかんぜん)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
心不全 (しんふぜん)
heart failure
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