English–Japanese
“inconvenient” in Japanese
How to say “inconvenient” in Japanese
“Inconvenient” in Japanese is 不便 (fuben).
Describes a situation that makes an action harder or less convenient than it needs to be.
Example sentences with 不便
駅が遠いと、不便です。eki ga tō i to fu ben de su
It is inconvenient when the station is far away.
Tips for using 不便
- As a な (na) adjective, 不便 (fuben) appears before nouns in forms such as 不便な店 (fuben na mise), while 不便さ (fubensa) names the resulting inconvenience.
Other Japanese words for “inconvenient”
この町は車がないと不自由です。ko no machi wa kuruma ga na i to fu ji yū de su
This town is inconvenient without a car.
この変更は私にとって不都合です。ko no hen kō wa watashi ni to tte fu tsu gō de su
This change is inconvenient for me.