Japanese symbol for “unsaturated”

不飽和

ふほうわ

Romaji: fuhouwa

unsaturated

In Japanese, unsaturated is 不飽和, read ふほうわ (fuhouwa).

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Meanings

n unsaturated

Kanji and stroke order

不

negative, non-, bad

on: フ、ブ

4 strokes · JLPT 3

飽

sated, tired of, bored

on: ホウ
kun: あ.きる、あ.かす、あ.く

13 strokes · JLPT 1

和

harmony, Japanese style, peace

on: ワ、オ、カ
kun: やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか

8 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
飽き	あき aki	weariness; boredom; tedium
飽きる	あきる akiru	to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in
平和	へいわ heiwa	peace; harmony

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.