不 (fu) Kanji Meaning: "Not" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

N4151 of 1664 strokes

Drawing: A line blocks the flower from growing up. Not this time.

不 means not

un-, negative

A line blocks the flower from growing up. Not this time.

On'yomi

  • フfu
  • ブbu

Kun'yomi

  • None

How it's built

  • 一one
  • 丿slash
  • 丨line

Common words

  • 不ふun-; non-
  • 不運ふうんmisfortune; bad luck
  • 不意ふいsudden; abrupt
  • 不通ふつうsuspension; interruption

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 不Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 不Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 不Seal
  4. Today

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