How to say 'Inconvenient' in Japanese | 不便

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The Japanese word for Inconvenient is 'Fuben', written as 不便 in Japanese.'Inconvenient' in hiragana is ふべん.

word

不便

Meaning

Inconvenient

Reading

ふべん

fuben

Kanji

不Not 便Convenience

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '不便 (ふべん)' means 'inconvenient'. It is used to describe situations, objects, or circumstances that are not easy to use, lack practicality, or cause difficulty. For example: This area is inconvenient because there are no shops「この地域は不便です、お店がないから」(このちいきはふべんです、おみせがないから). The train schedule is inconvenient for me「電車のスケジュールは不便です」(でんしゃのすけじゅーるはふべんです). Note that '不便' is often used to express dissatisfaction or frustration with a lack of convenience.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

795

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 不便

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

不

Meaning

Not

kanji

便

Meaning

Convenience

Words Related to 不便 Through the Kanji 不

These 44 Words contain the Kanji 不 as well.

word

不

Meaning

Not

word

不動産屋

Meaning

Real estate agent

word

不親切

Meaning

Unkind

word

不幸

Meaning

Misfortune, Unhappiness

word

不意

Meaning

Suddenness

word

不味い

Meaning

Awkward, Unappetizing

word

不可欠

Meaning

Essential

word

不要

Meaning

Unnecessary

word

不快

Meaning

Discomfort

word

不況

Meaning

Recession

word

不倫

Meaning

Affair

word

不安

Meaning

Anxiety

word

不満

Meaning

Dissatisfaction

word

不足

Meaning

Lack, Shortage

word

不可能

Meaning

Impossible

word

不十分

Meaning

Insufficient

word

不明

Meaning

Unknown

word

不良

Meaning

Bad, Delinquent

word

不合格

Meaning

Failure

word

不当

Meaning

Unjust

word

不規則

Meaning

Irregular

word

不利

Meaning

Disadvantage

word

不必要

Meaning

Unnecessary

word

不安定

Meaning

Unstable

word

不運

Meaning

Misfortune

word

不自然

Meaning

Unnatural

word

不自由

Meaning

Discomfort

word

不思議

Meaning

Mysterious

word

不平

Meaning

Complaint

word

不平等

Meaning

Inequality

word

不注意

Meaning

Carelessness

word

不確か

Meaning

Uncertain

word

不器用

Meaning

Clumsy

word

不公平

Meaning

Unfair

word

不法

Meaning

Illegal

word

不完全

Meaning

Incomplete

word

不正

Meaning

Wrongdoing

word

不景気

Meaning

Recession

word

不幸せ

Meaning

Unhappy

word

不在

Meaning

Absence

word

不得意

Meaning

Poor

word

不潔

Meaning

Unclean, Filthy

word

不機嫌

Meaning

Displeased

word

不愉快

Meaning

Unpleasant

Words Related to 不便 Through the Kanji 便

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 便 as well.

word

郵便屋さん

Meaning

Mailman

word

郵便局

Meaning

Postoffice

word

便所

Meaning

Toilet

word

便利

Meaning

Convenient

word

航空便

Meaning

Airmail

word

船便

Meaning

Ship mail

word

郵便

Meaning

Mail

word

小便

Meaning

Urine, Urination

word

便

Meaning

Mail, Flight

word

大便

Meaning

Feces

word

速達便

Meaning

Express

word

便箋

Meaning

Stationery

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