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On'yomi
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FU / BU

negative · non- · bad · ugly · clumsy

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of flower bud not opening. Represents negation.

Symbolism

Impossible, dissatisfied, unhappy. Represents negation and lack.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一心不乱

いっしんふらん

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; wholeheartedly

堅忍不抜

けんにんふばつ

indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude; indomitable perseverance

人事不省

じんじふせい

unconsciousness; unconsciousness

前後不覚

ぜんごふかく

unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions; unconsciousness

直立不動

ちょくりつふどう

standing at attention; standing stiffly upright; standing at attention

難攻不落

なんこうふらく

impregnable; impregnable

半身不随

はんしんふずい

hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body); hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)

不可抗力

ふかこうりょく

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; act of God

不可思議

ふかしぎ

mystery; something inexplicable; wonder; mystery

不倶戴天

ふぐたいてん

cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy); cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven

不言実行

ふげんじっこう

action before words; work before talk; action before words

不言不語

ふげんふご

silence; silence

不在証明

ふざいしょうめい

alibi; alibi

不承不承

ふしょうぶしょう

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly; reluctantly

不即不離

ふそくふり

neutral; noncommittal; neutral

不得要領

ふとくようりょう

vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; vague

不平不満

ふへいふまん

discontent and grumbling; discontent and grumbling

不偏不党

ふへんふとう

impartiality; neutrality; independence; impartiality

不眠不休

ふみんふきゅう

no sleep or rest; working day and night; no sleep or rest

不労所得

ふろうしょとく

unearned income; investment income; passive income; unearned income

不老不死

ふろうふし

perpetual youth and longevity; immortality; perpetual youth and longevity

不撓不屈

ふとうふくつ

tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; tenacity

不羈奔放

ふきほんぽう

free-spirited and uninhibited; free-spirited and uninhibited

奔放不羈

ほんぽうふき

free-spirited and uninhibited; free-spirited and uninhibited

万世不易

ばんせいふえき

eternity; perpetuity; eternity

万代不易

ばんだいふえき

eternity; perpetuity; eternity

門外不出

もんがいふしゅつ

(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises; (treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

優柔不断

ゆうじゅうふだん

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; indecisive

傲慢不遜

ごうまんふそん

haughty; arrogant; overbearing; haughty

不協和音

ふきょうわおん

discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord

音信不通

おんしんふつう

break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with; break in contact

不法行為

ふほうこうい

tort; illegal act; illegal activity; tort

傲岸不遜

ごうがんふそん

haughty arrogance; haughty arrogance

霊魂不滅

れいこんふめつ

immortality of the soul; immortality of the soul

大胆不敵

だいたんふてき

daring; fearless; audacious; daring

面向不背

めんこうふはい

flawless; flawless

確固不動

かっこふどう

unshakeable (e.g. belief); invincible; steadfastness; unshakeable (e.g. belief)

老少不定

ろうしょうふてい

death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life; death comes to old and young alike

一所不住

いっしょふじゅう

vagrant; transient lifestyle; vagrant

確固不抜

かっこふばつ

determined; steadfast; unswerving; determined

千古不易

せんこふえき

eternally unchanging; eternally unchanging

千古不滅

せんこふめつ

everlasting; unchangeable; immortal; everlasting

相即不離

そうそくふり

strongly attached to each other; inseparable; strongly attached to each other

知者不惑

ちしゃふわく

a wise person always follows the right course; a wise man never wavers; a wise person always follows the right course

独立不羈

どくりつふき

acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others; acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others

不朽不滅

ふきゅうふめつ

everlasting; eternal; immortal; everlasting

不惜身命

ふしゃくしんみょう

devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism; devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings

不老長寿

ふろうちょうじゅ

perpetual youth and longevity; perpetual youth and longevity

不埒千万

ふらちせんばん

very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible; very insolent

万古不易

ばんこふえき

eternally unchanging; eternally unchanging

狷介不羈

けんかいふき

stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions; being stubbornly independent; stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions

不立文字

ふりゅうもんじ

Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism); Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment

一生不犯

いっしょうふぼん

(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy; (strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy

永久不変

えいきゅうふへん

permanence; forever unchanging; permanence

金剛不壊

こんごうふえ

firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; firm and solid

再起不能

さいきふのう

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery; being beyond recovery

四十不惑

しじゅうふわく

at age forty, one has no doubts; at age forty, one has no doubts

千古不磨

せんこふま

permanence; immortality; eternity; permanence

万夫不当

ばんぷふとう

being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant); being a match for thousands

百折不撓

ひゃくせつふとう

indefatigability; indomitableness; indefatigability

不易流行

ふえきりゅうこう

the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku; the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku

不羈独立

ふきどくりつ

free and independent; free and independent

不屈不撓

ふくつふとう

indefatigability; indomitableness; with unremitting tenacity; indefatigability

不祥事件

ふしょうじけん

scandal; disgraceful incident; scandalous affair; scandal

唯一不二

ゆいいつふじ

one and only; unique; one and only

一文不通

いちもんふつう

total illiteracy; total illiteracy

頑冥不霊

がんめいふれい

stubborn and ignorant; stubborn and ignorant

常住不断

じょうじゅうふだん

ceaseless; constant; uninterrupted; ceaseless

常住不滅

じょうじゅうふめつ

everlasting; forever unchanging; undying; everlasting

不知不識

ふちふしき

being unaware of what one is doing; being unaware of what one is doing

求不得苦

ぐふとくく

the pain of not getting what one seeks; the pain of not getting what one seeks

永垂不朽

えいすいふきゅう

one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally; one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally

文武不岐

ぶんぶふき

scholarship and swordsmanship are one and the same; the literary and the military are the same path; scholarship and swordsmanship are one and the same

轗軻不遇

かんかふぐう

being neglected by the world; being denied one's deserved recognition and status; being neglected by the world

不老長生

ふろうちょうせい

perpetual youth and longevity; long life without growing old; perpetual youth and longevity