Japanese symbol for “bungle”
不出来
ふでき
Romaji: fudeki
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
In Japanese, bungle is 不出来, read ふでき (fudeki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bungle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ドジ | ドジ doji | blunder; bungle; clumsiness |
| 被る | かぶる kaburu | to blunder; to bungle; to fail |
| ヘマ | ヘマ hema | blunder; bungle; gaffe |
| 不味る | まずる mazuru | to bungle; to make things awkward |
| 錯和 | ちょんぼ chonbo | mistake; blunder; bungle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bungle”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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