Japanese symbol for “incompatible”
不適合
ふてきごう
Romaji: futekigou
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
In Japanese, incompatible is 不適合, read ふてきごう (futekigou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incompatible”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相容れない | あいいれない aiirenai | in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony |
| 非対応 | ひたいおう hitaiou | incompatible; unsupported |
| 油に水 | あぶらにみず aburanimizu | incompatible; (going together) like oil and water |
| 対応不可 | たいおうふか taioufuka | incompatible (e.g. device); unsupported |
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 |
| 適用 | てきよう tekiyou | application (of a rule, law, method, etc.) |
| 適当 | てきとう tekitou | suitable; proper; appropriate |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incompatible”.
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