Japanese symbol for “incomplete”
不完全
ふかんぜん
Romaji: fukanzen
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
In Japanese, incomplete is 不完全, read ふかんぜん (fukanzen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incomplete”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不全 | ふぜん fuzen | partial; incomplete; imperfect |
| 未完 | みかん mikan | incomplete; unfinished |
| 中途半端 | ちゅうとはんぱ chuutohanpa | halfway; half measures; unfinished |
| 未完成 | みかんせい mikansei | incomplete; unfinished; imperfect |
| 荒削り | あらけずり arakezuri | rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined |
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 “incomplete”.
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.
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