Japanese symbol for “unhealthy”
不健康
ふけんこう
Romaji: fukenkou
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
In Japanese, unhealthy is 不健康, read ふけんこう (fukenkou).
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 poor health; ill health; unhealthy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unhealthy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病的 | びょうてき byouteki | pathological; morbid; unhealthy |
| 体に悪い | からだにわるい karadaniwarui | bad for one's health; harmful to one's health; damaging to one's health |
| ジャンキー | ジャンキー jankii | junk (food); unhealthy |
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 |
| 健康 | けんこう kenkou | health |
| 保健 | ほけん hoken | preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation |
| 小康 | しょうこう shoukou | lull; breathing spell; respite |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unhealthy”.
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.