# 不 un

下 (below) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
BETA PRE

## Onyomi

FU | as in, "Doing meth is FUcking unlucky, and really FUcking unwise. "

## Mnemonic

| below (下) + one stroke. You can think of 不運 (unlucky) or 不平等 (unfair) as being below or less than lucky or fair.

## Jukugo

不思議(ふしぎ) | mystery ★★★★★ 不 (un) + 思 (think) + 議 (discussion) = 不思議 (mystery) a mystery or unexplainable thing. BOOBOO:NOT a mystery like Sherlock Holmes or "Colonel Mustard, in the drawing room, with the double-headed dildo." A mystery like how fat Americans are, or why Sting is famous. That's a fushigi.
不安(ふあん) な | unease ★★★★☆ 不 (un) + 安 (cheap / safe) = 不安 (unease)
不便(ふべん) な | inconvenient ★★★★☆ 不 (un) + 便 (convenient　/ poop) = 不便 (inconvenient)
不足(ふそく) | shortage of ★★★★☆ NP 不 (un) + 足 (foot/ be enough) = 不足 (shortage of) To not have enough of a physical thing (money, time, nurses, teachers.) Also implies that there is a specific amount that is required, For example -犬不足 (a dog shortage). There's no particle or verb needed.
不倫(ふりん) | affair ★★☆☆☆ 不 (un) + 倫 (principles) = 不倫 (affair) an affair - cheating

## Used In

- 歪
- 杯
- 否

## Synonyms

lose 負ける 参った 敗北 失敗 失う 不合格 落第
mysterious, odd 妙な 奇妙な 不思議
mystery, mysterious, weird 謎 不思議 ふかかい
unfair 不公平 不当に