Japanese word

不可解

Pronunciation

Romajifukakai

Meaning

  • na-adjectiveinexplicable

Example

彼の行動は不可解です。kare no kō dō wa fu ka kai de su

His behavior is inexplicable.

Illustration for 不可解 (inexplicable)

More examples

彼の説明を聞いても、その現象は不可解なままです。kare no setsu mei o ki i te mo so no gen shō wa fu ka kai na ma ma de su

Even after hearing his explanation, the phenomenon remains inexplicable.

Core concept

Presents a person, event, or situation as resistant to any clear explanation.

Common phrases

  • 不可解な行動fu ka kai na kō dō

    inexplicable behavior

  • 不可解な現象fu ka kai na gen shō

    inexplicable phenomenon

  • 不可解な反応fu ka kai na han nō

    inexplicable reaction

Similar words

不思議fushigi: Describes something whose meaning or cause remains unclear and seems strange.
不可思議fukashigi: Describes something mysterious that appears beyond ordinary understanding.
奇妙kimyō: Describes something noticeably unusual, with no obvious reason for its form or behavior.

Definition in Japanese

物事の原因や道理がわからず、納得できる説明を示せないさま。mono goto no gen in ya dō ri ga wa ka ra zu nat toku de ki ru setsu mei o shime se na i sa ma

Word origin

不可解 (fukakai) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 不 (fu, "not"), 可 (ka, "possible"), and 解 (kai, "solve or understand"), so its parts express what cannot be understood or resolved.

Usage tips

  • Describing conduct as inexplicable signals that the speaker cannot find a reasonable motive, while leaving open whether a motive exists.

Other meanings

  • bafflingna-adjective
  • incomprehensiblena-adjective

Related words

  • 不可解さfukakaisainexplicabilitynoun

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