Japanese symbol for “impossibility”
不可能事
ふかのうじ
Romaji: fukanouji
an impossibility
In Japanese, impossibility is 不可能事, read ふかのうじ (fukanouji).
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Meanings
- n an impossibility
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “impossibility”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不可能性 | ふかのうせい fukanousei | impossibility |
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 |
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible; potential; practicable |
| 許可 | きょか kyoka | permission; approval; authorization |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
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.