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How to say 'Mysterious' in Japanese | 不思議

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The Japanese word for Mysterious is 'Fushigi', written as 不思議 in Japanese.'Mysterious' in hiragana is ふしぎ.

    word

    不思議

    Meaning

    Mysterious

    Reading

    ふしぎ

    fushigi

    Kanji

    不Not 思Think 議Deliberation

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '不思議 (ふしぎ)' means 'mysterious' or 'strange'. It is used to describe something that is difficult to understand or explain, often evoking a sense of wonder or curiosity. This word can be applied to phenomena, events, or even feelings. For example: The story was mysterious「その話は不思議だった」(そのはなしはふしぎだった). I find it strange that he didn't come「彼が来なかったのは不思議だ」(かれがこなかったのはふしぎだ). The word can also be used in a more positive sense to describe something fascinating or awe-inspiring, such as in '不思議な世界 (ふしぎなせかい) (a mysterious world)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6195

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 不思議

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    不

    Meaning

    Not

  • kanji

    思

    Meaning

    Think

  • kanji

    議

    Meaning

    Deliberation

Words Related to 不思議 Through the Kanji 不

These 44 Words contain the Kanji 不 as well.

  • word

    不

    Meaning

    Not

  • word

    不便

    Meaning

    Inconvenient

  • 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 不思議 Through the Kanji 思

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 思 as well.

  • word

    思う

    Meaning

    Think

  • word

    思い

    Meaning

    Thought

  • word

    思い出す

    Meaning

    Remember

  • word

    思想

    Meaning

    Thought, Ideology

  • word

    意思

    Meaning

    Intention

  • word

    思考

    Meaning

    Thought

  • word

    思わず

    Meaning

    Unintentionally

  • word

    思いがけない

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    思いやり

    Meaning

    Consideration

  • word

    思い切って

    Meaning

    Boldly

  • word

    思い切り

    Meaning

    Fully

  • word

    思い出

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    思い切る

    Meaning

    Decide

  • word

    思い込む

    Meaning

    Assume, Convince

  • word

    思い付く

    Meaning

    Think of

  • word

    思い浮かべる

    Meaning

    Recall

  • word

    思い掛ける

    Meaning

    Expect

Words Related to 不思議 Through the Kanji 議

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 議 as well.

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    議員

    Meaning

    Assembly member

  • word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    協議

    Meaning

    Consultation

  • word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

  • word

    議題

    Meaning

    Agenda

  • word

    議論

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    参議院

    Meaning

    House of Councilors

  • word

    抗議

    Meaning

    Protest

  • word

    審議

    Meaning

    Deliberation

  • word

    衆議院

    Meaning

    House of Representatives

  • word

    決議

    Meaning

    Resolution

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What does 'Fushigi' (不思議) mean?

'Fushigi' means 'Mysterious' .

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