Japanese symbol for “unpopularity”
不評
ふひょう
Romaji: fuhyou
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
In Japanese, unpopularity is 不評, read ふひょう (fuhyou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unpopularity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不当たり | ふあたり fuatari | failure; unpopularity |
| 不評判 | ふひょうばん fuhyouban | bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity |
| 不首尾 | ふしゅび fushubi | disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity |
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 |
| 評価 | ひょうか hyouka | valuation; appraisal; evaluation |
| 評判 | ひょうばん hyouban | reputation; (public) estimation; popularity |
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.