Vocabulary

What does 不調 (ふちょう, fuchou) mean?

不調 (ふちょう, fuchou) means malfunction, poor condition.

Quick facts
Readingふちょう
Romajifuchou
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ふちょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfuchou

malfunction, poor condition

  1. 1noun · no-adjective · na-adjective bad condition; poor condition; disorder
  2. 2noun · na-adjective failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)

Example sentences

  • Work stopped due to a machine malfunction.

  • I felt something was wrong with my body, so I went to the hospital.

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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.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.