不
Negative
Meanings
Negative, Non-, Bad, Ugly, Clumsy
On'yomi
ふ、 ぶ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
不 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
不 (Negative) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #101 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.
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