Japanese symbol for “faulty”
不完全
ふかんぜん
Romaji: fukanzen
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
In Japanese, faulty is 不完全, read ふかんぜん (fukanzen).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “faulty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杜撰 | ずさん zusan | careless; sloppy; faulty |
| 穴だらけ | あなだらけ anadarake | full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty |
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 |
| 完全 | かんぜん kanzen | perfect; complete |
| 完成 | かんせい kansei | completion; perfection; accomplishment |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
See also: Chinese symbol for “faulty”.
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.