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How to say 'Unnatural' in Japanese | 不自然

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The Japanese word for Unnatural is 'Fushizen', written as 不自然 in Japanese.'Unnatural' in hiragana is ふしぜん.

    word

    不自然

    Meaning

    Unnatural

    Reading

    ふしぜん

    fushizen

    Kanji

    不Not 自Self 然Sort of thing, In that case

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '不自然 (ふしぜん)' means 'unnatural'. It is used to describe something that does not seem natural, or that appears forced, artificial, or out of place. This word can be applied to a wide range of contexts, such as behavior, appearances, or phenomena. For example: His smile looked unnatural「彼の笑顔は不自然だった」(かれのえがおはふしぜんだった). The way the tree grew seemed unnatural「その木の生え方は不自然だった」(そのきのはえかたはふしぜんだった). Note that '不自然' can also imply a sense of discomfort or oddness, as in '不自然な静けさ (ふしぜんなしずけさ) (unnatural silence)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6174

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 不自然

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    不

    Meaning

    Not

  • kanji

    自

    Meaning

    Self

  • kanji

    然

    Meaning

    Sort of thing, In that case

Words Related to 不自然 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 不自然 Through the Kanji 自

These 32 Words contain the Kanji 自 as well.

  • word

    自分

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

  • word

    自身

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自己

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自動

    Meaning

    Automatic

  • word

    自体

    Meaning

    Itself

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    自然

    Meaning

    Natural, Nature

  • word

    自習

    Meaning

    Self study

  • word

    自由

    Meaning

    Freedom, Liberty

  • word

    自治

    Meaning

    Autonomy

  • word

    自信

    Meaning

    Confidence

  • word

    自炊

    Meaning

    Cooking

  • word

    自宅

    Meaning

    Home

  • word

    自転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    独自

    Meaning

    Unique, Independent

  • word

    自覚

    Meaning

    Awareness

  • word

    各自

    Meaning

    Each

  • word

    自然に

    Meaning

    Naturally

  • word

    自立

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    自主的

    Meaning

    Voluntary

  • word

    自衛

    Meaning

    Self defense

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    自殺

    Meaning

    Suicide

  • word

    自衛隊

    Meaning

    Self Defense Forces

  • word

    自主

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    自慢

    Meaning

    Boast

  • word

    自我

    Meaning

    Ego

  • word

    自ら

    Meaning

    Oneself

  • word

    不自由

    Meaning

    Discomfort

  • word

    自国

    Meaning

    Home country

  • word

    自社

    Meaning

    Own company

Words Related to 不自然 Through the Kanji 然

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 然 as well.

  • word

    然し

    Meaning

    But

  • word

    然も

    Meaning

    Moreover

  • word

    当然

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    突然

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    自然

    Meaning

    Natural, Nature

  • word

    全然

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    自然に

    Meaning

    Naturally

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    天然

    Meaning

    Nature

  • word

    必然

    Meaning

    Inevitability

  • word

    偶然

    Meaning

    Coincidence

  • word

    然り

    Meaning

    Correct

  • word

    依然

    Meaning

    Still, Unchanged

  • word

    然程

    Meaning

    Not very

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