不 便(ふべん)

ふべん

noun

inconvenience

1. inconvenience, inconvenient

The state of being difficult or troublesome.

車(くるま)がないと不便(ふべん)だ。

It's inconvenient without a car.

不便(ふべん)な場所(ばしょ)に住(す)んでいる。

I live in an inconvenient location.

電車(でんしゃ)が止(と)まって、買(か)い物(もの)に行(い)くのが不便(ふべん)だった。

The train stopped running, so it was inconvenient to go shopping.

不便(ふべん) is a na-adjective meaning inconvenient or inconvenience.

Writing

不(ふ) (not) + 便(べん) (convenience) - not convenient.

Forms

Na-adjective: 不便(ふべん)な場所(ばしょ) (inconvenient place)
Noun: 不便(ふべん)を感(かん)じる (to feel inconvenience)

Common expressions

不便(ふべん)をかける: to cause inconvenience
不便(ふべん)なく: without inconvenience
交通(こうつう)の不便(ふべん)な: with poor transportation access

Similar words

不便(ふべん): inconvenient (negative)
便利(べんり): convenient (positive)

Usage

不便(ふべん)をおかけして申し訳(もうしわけ)ありません is a polite apology for causing inconvenience.

Related Words

Antonym: 便利(べんり) (convenient)

Compare: 不都合(ふつごう) (inconvenient)

Compare: 使(つか)いにくい (hard to use)

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Added 2026.1.8 21:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:00

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