Japanese symbol for “discomfort”
不自由
ふじゆう
Romaji: fujiyuu
discomfort; inconvenience
In Japanese, discomfort is 不自由, read ふじゆう (fujiyuu).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n, vi discomfort; inconvenience
- adj-na, n, vi poverty; want; destitution; lack
- adj-na, n inability; disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.); nonfluency (in a language)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “discomfort”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不快 | ふかい fukai | displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness |
| 不快感 | ふかいかん fukaikan | discomfort; displeasure |
| 引っ掛かり | ひっかかり hikkakari | unease; discomfort |
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 |
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
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