JLPT N3 · Feelings & personality

不安

ふあん

anxiety; uneasy

Stroke order of 不安

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

不 · 4 strokes安 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Not "不" a woman "女" safe under her roof "安": without that peace, you feel anxious.

Parts: 不 not + 安 peaceful (宀 roof + 女 woman)

Example sentence

明日の試験が不安です。

あしたのしけんがふあんです。

I'm worried about tomorrow's exam.

Words with 不

不便inconvenient 不思議mysterious; strange 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 安

安いcheap 安心relief; peace of mind 安全safe; safety 安売りbargain sale 格安bargain; cheap 不安定unstable 安らぐto feel at ease

More words: Feelings & personality

感情emotion; feelings 喜ぶto be glad; to rejoice 悲しむto grieve; to be sad 怒るto get angry 驚くto be surprised 笑うto laugh; to smile 泣くto cry 恥ずかしいembarrassed; shy 寂しいlonely 苦しいpainful; hard 優しいkind; gentle 厳しいstrict; severe 素直honest; obedient 自信self-confidence

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