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.

KANJI:
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

CONTRAST:

  • 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(もう)し訳(わけ)ありません is a polite apology for causing inconvenience.

Related Words

Antonym: 便利(べんり) (convenient)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:13 · Revised 2026.1.26 17:06
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