不平(ふへい)

ふへい
noun
complaint, discontent
1. complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
A feeling of unhappiness or displeasure about something; grumbling.
待遇(たいぐう)に不平(ふへい)を言(い)う。
To complain about the treatment.
不平(ふへい)不満(ふまん)を持(も)たずに働(はたら)く。
To work without complaints or dissatisfaction.
不平不満 = complaints and dissatisfaction
彼(かれ)の不平(ふへい)ばかり聞(き)かされる。
I keep having to listen to his complaints.
給料(きゅうりょう)が安(やす)いと不平(ふへい)を漏(も)らす社員(しゃいん)が多(おお)い。
Many employees grumble that the pay is low.
不平を漏らす = to grumble, to let complaints slip
不平(ふへい)を言(い)っても何(なに)も変(か)わらないから、自分(じぶん)でできることを考(かんが)えよう。
Complaining won't change anything, so let's think about what we can do ourselves.

USAGE: 不平(ふへい) often appears with 不満(ふまん) in the set phrase 不平(ふへい)不満(ふまん).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 不平(ふへい)を言(い)う (to complain)
  • 不平(ふへい)を漏(も)らす (to grumble)
  • 不平(ふへい)不満(ふまん) (complaints and dissatisfaction)
  • 不平(ふへい)なく (without complaint)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 不満(ふまん) - dissatisfaction (internal feeling)
  • 苦情(くじょう) - complaint (formal, to authority)
  • 文句(もんく) - complaint (casual, verbal)

Related Words

Related: 不満(ふまん) (dissatisfaction)
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Added 2026.1.13 0:33 · Revised 2026.3.1 11:18
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