漢字城 Kanji Fortress

不 not

Also: un-

On'yomi
フ、ブ
Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
不 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

One (一) roof with a slash (丿) and a pole (丨) jammed underneath, blocking the way — nothing gets through: not, un-, dis-.

A common word

  • 不便 ふべん inconvenient

Example sentences

  • このみせはふべんなばしょにあります。

    This shop is in an inconvenient location.

  • きょうはすこしきぶんがふあんです。

    I feel a little uneasy today.

Kanji that share a part

一 is its radical. 50 kanji share it in all.

丨 is a component. 28 kanji share it in all.