Japanese symbol for “inefficient”
非効率
ひこうりつ
Romaji: hikouritsu
inefficient
In Japanese, inefficient is 非効率, read ひこうりつ (hikouritsu).
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Meanings
- adj-na inefficient
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inefficient”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非効率的 | ひこうりつてき hikouritsuteki | inefficient |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 効果 | こうか kouka | effect; effectiveness; efficacy |
| 有効 | ゆうこう yuukou | valid; effective |
| 効率 | こうりつ kouritsu | efficiency |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inefficient”.
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.