不可能(ふかのう)

ふかのう
noun
impossible, impossibility
formal
1. impossible, impossibility
Something that cannot be done or achieved; the state of being impossible.
それは不可能(ふかのう)です。
That is impossible.
一日(いちにち)で終(お)わらせるのは不可能(ふかのう)だ。
It's impossible to finish it in one day.
不可能(ふかのう)を可能(かのう)にする。
To make the impossible possible.

Compound: 不(ふ) (not) + 可能(かのう) (possible)

Usage

  • 不可能(ふかのう)だ/です (it's impossible)
  • 不可能(ふかのう)な + Noun (impossible ~)
  • 不可能(ふかのう)に近(ちか)い (close to impossible)

Related words

Nuance: 不可能(ふかのう) is more formal and absolute than 無理(むり), which can mean 'unreasonable' or 'too much to ask' in addition to 'impossible.'

Related Words

Antonym: 可能(かのう)
Related: 無理(むり)
Related: できる (cannot do)
Related: 可能性(かのうせい) (possibility)
Compare: 不能(ふのう) (impossibility)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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