JLPT N4 · Describing

不便

ふべん

inconvenient

Stroke order of 不便

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

不 · 4 strokes便 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Not 不 convenient 便 means inconvenient.

Parts: 不 not + 便 convenience

Example sentence

この町は車がないと不便です。

このまちはくるまがないとふべんです。

This town is inconvenient without a car.

Words with 不

不思議mysterious; strange 不安anxiety; uneasy 不景気recession 不足shortage 運動不足lack of exercise 不潔unclean; dirty 不公平unfairness 不安定unstable 不機嫌bad mood 寝不足lack of sleep 不器用clumsy

Words with 便

郵便局post office 便利convenient 便秘constipation

More words: Describing

明るいbright; cheerful 早いearly 近いnear 遠いfar 重いheavy 強いstrong 弱いweak 悪いbad 楽しいfun; enjoyable 正しいcorrect; right 親切kind 有名famous 便利convenient 安心relief; peace of mind 同じsame 広いwide; spacious

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