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).

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Meanings

adj-na, n bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

Kanji and stroke order

不

negative, non-, bad

on: フ、ブ

4 strokes · JLPT 3

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

来

come, due, next

on: ライ、タイ
kun: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす

7 strokes · JLPT 4

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”.

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