Kanji不
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Frequency5%
Used in (85 in total)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
ill-mannered; rude
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
lack of information; data deficiency
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
water shortage; shortage of water supply
stay-at-home; homebody
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
indolence; laziness; sloth
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
lack of actors; being unfit for one's (acting) role; lacking the ability required for the part one has been given
lack of knowledge; lack of understanding
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
shorthanded; understaffed
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
clumsy person; bungler; person with no particular talents (in performing arts); nondrinker; nonsmoker
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
short supply; supply shortage
ill-mannered person; rude person; boor
slouch; lazybones
lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
lack of finishing power (e.g. in sports); being unable to score
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
no liking for; no interest in
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)
sad occasion (esp. a funeral)
vulgar; unrefined
cash shortage; illiquidity
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
short weight; underweight
few; numerical inferiority
poor preparation
clumsiness; stupidity; blunder
Great Britain (island)
staff shortage; personnel shortage
lack of blood flow; poor circulation
doing as much evil as one wants; heedlessly wicked
Britain (island); Great Britain
Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
incivility; impoliteness