Japanese symbol for “inconvenience”
不便
ふべん
Romaji: fuben
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
In Japanese, inconvenience is 不便, read ふべん (fuben).
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 inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inconvenience”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迷惑 | めいわく meiwaku | trouble; bother; annoyance |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう fujiyuu | discomfort; inconvenience |
| 問題 | もんだい mondai | trouble; problem; inconvenience |
| 障り | さわり sawari | hindrance; obstacle; impediment |
| 不勝手 | ふかって fukatte | inconvenience; hard living |
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 |
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient; handy; useful |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん yuubin | mail service; postal service; mail |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inconvenience”.
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.