un

(below) + (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
BETAPRE

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 ★★★★★
(un) + (think) + (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)

unease ★★★★☆
(un) + (cheap / safe) = 不安 (unease)

不便(ふべん)

inconvenient ★★★★☆
(un) + 便 (convenient / poop) = 不便 (inconvenient)

不足(ふそく)

shortage of ★★★★☆ NP
(un) + (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 ★★☆☆☆
(un) + (principles) = 不倫 (affair)

an affair - cheating

Used In

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