不便

ふべん

Inconvenient

N4na-adjective·fuben

How to remember it

不 (not) + 便 (convenience) = inconvenient; opposite of 便利.

Example sentences

  • 駅から遠くて不便です。

    えきからとおくてふべんです。

    It's inconvenient because it's far from the station.

  • 車がないと生活が不便だ。

    くるまがないとせいかつがふべんだ。

    Without a car, daily life is inconvenient.

Usage

Used as a na-adjective (不便な…) or noun (不便です); antonym is 便利.

Related words

便利不便な困る不自由

Learn this word — and remember it

Add 不便to your flashcards and yomion’s spaced-repetition engine will schedule it so you never forget. Practice typing it, hear it spoken, and see it in more sentences.