Meanings

not, un-, non-, negative

Radicals

一

Decomposition

⿱一？

Etymology

Ideographic: A bird flying toward the sky 一

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top

2 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

4 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

フ fu

ブ bu

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ず zu

rare, in classical usage

Words Using This Kanji

1089 words total

フ (28 words)

不ふ

not / un- / negative

不安定ふあんてい

unstable / insecure / precarious

不運ふうん

misfortune / bad luck

不能ふのう

impossible / incapable / unable

戦闘不能せんとうふのう

incapacitated / unable to continue fighting

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ブ (4 words)

寝不足ねぶそく

lack of sleep / sleep deprivation / sleeplessness

運動不足うんどうぶそく

lack of exercise / insufficient exercise / lack of physical activity

不気味ぶきみ

eerie / creepy / sinister

不美人ぶびじん

unattractive woman / plain woman / ugly woman

Other (1057 words)

poor results

constancy

sudden

Very sincerely yours

divorce

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