ふ
不
じ
自
ゆう
由

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes する

  1. discomfort, inconvenience.
  2. poverty, want, destitution.

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. inability, disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.), nonfluency (in a language).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ふ
不
じ
自
ゆう
由
 不自由 ふじゆう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
フ (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ