Japanese symbol for “unearned”

不労

ふろう

Romaji: furou

unearned

In Japanese, unearned is 不労, read ふろう (furou).

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Meanings

n unearned

Kanji and stroke order

不

negative, non-, bad

on: フ、ブ

4 strokes · JLPT 3

労

labor, thank for, reward for

on: ロウ
kun: ろう.する、いたわ.る、いた.ずき、ねぎら

7 strokes · JLPT 2

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
労働	ろうどう roudou	labor; labour; work
苦労	くろう kurou	trouble; hardship; difficulty

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