Vocabulary

What does 不便 (ふべん, fuben) mean?

不便 (ふべん, fuben) means inconvenient.

Quick facts
Readingふべん
Romajifuben
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ふべん
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfuben

inconvenient

  1. 1noun · na-adjective inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

Example sentences

  • Without a car, this place is inconvenient.

  • It's far from the station, an inconvenient place.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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