Japanese symbol for “uncooperative”

非協力的

ひきょうりょくてき

Romaji: hikyouryokuteki

uncooperative; unhelpful

In Japanese, uncooperative is 非協力的, read ひきょうりょくてき (hikyouryokuteki).

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Meanings

adj-na uncooperative; unhelpful

Kanji and stroke order

非

un-, mistake, negative

on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず

8 strokes · JLPT 2

協

co-, cooperation

on: キョウ

8 strokes · JLPT 2

力

power, strength, strong

on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから

2 strokes · JLPT 3

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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
協力	きょうりょく kyouryoku	cooperation; collaboration; help
協議	きょうぎ kyougi	conference; consultation; discussion
能力	のうりょく nouryoku	ability; faculty
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

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.