便(ふべん)

ふべん
noun
inconvenience
1. inconvenience, inconvenient
The state of being difficult or troublesome.
(くるま)ない不便(ふべん)
It's inconvenient without a car.
I live in an inconvenient location.
The train stopped running, so it was inconvenient to go shopping.

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

KANJI:
() (not) + 便(べん) (convenience) - not convenient.

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

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