Japanese symbol for “unintended”
不本意
ふほんい
Romaji: fuhon'i
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional
In Japanese, unintended is 不本意, read ふほんい (fuhon'i).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unintended”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無作為 | むさくい musakui | random; unintentional; unintended |
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 |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
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.