Japanese symbol for “inscrutable”
不可解
ふかかい
Romaji: fukakai
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable
In Japanese, inscrutable is 不可解, read ふかかい (fukakai).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inscrutable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解せない | げせない gesenai | inscrutable; incomprehensible |
| 端倪すべからざる | たんげいすべからざる tangeisubekarazaru | inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable |
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 |
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible; potential; practicable |
| 許可 | きょか kyoka | permission; approval; authorization |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
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.