This is the kanji is used as a negation prefix (c.f. ).

on readings:
  • fu
  • bu
kun readings:
    -
examples:
bukiyō dexterous
fuan no tane cause of unease
便 fuben inconvenient
fueki immutability
fugu deformity, crippled
fujiyū discomfort, want, privation
fukabun indivisible
fukaketsu indispensable, essential
fukanō impossible
fukenkō not healthy, unhealthful
fukō usefulness to one's parents
futeki fearless, daring
fuun misfortune
jinjifusei unconciousness
oyafukō usefulness to one's parents
undōbusoku lack of exercise

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Last ∆ on 9 Oct 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.