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Japanese symbol for “incomprehensible”

Romaji: fukakai
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable

In Japanese, incomprehensible is , read (fukakai).

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

  1. adj-na, n incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

Kanji and stroke order

negative, non-, bad
on: フ、ブ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
can, passable, approval
on: カ、コク
kun: -べ.き、-べ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 2
unravel, notes, key
on: カイ、ゲ
kun: と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “incomprehensible”

WordReadingMeaning
わかりにくい wakarinikuihard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
いみふめい imifumeiof uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic
げせない gesenaiinscrutable; incomprehensible
わけがわからない wakegawakaranaiincomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling
いみがとおらない imigatooranaiincomprehensible; not making sense

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
ふあん fuananxiety; uneasiness; worry
ふそく fusokuinsufficiency; deficiency; shortage
ふまん fumandissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
ふかのう fukanouimpossible
ふしぎ fushigiwonderful; marvelous; strange
かのう kanoupossible; potential; practicable
きょか kyokapermission; approval; authorization
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation

See also: Chinese symbol for “incomprehensible”.

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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