Japanese Conversation · Level 119
60 words
Japanese word
不可
Pronunciation
Romajifuka
Meaning
- na-adjectivenot allowed
Example
ここでの写真撮影は不可です。ko ko de no sha shin satsu ei wa fu ka de su
Taking pictures here is not allowed.
More examples
イベントへの途中参加は不可です。i be n to e no to chū san ka wa fu ka de su
Joining the event partway is not allowed.
Core concept
Signals that an act or outcome does not meet the conditions for being allowed, accepted, or achieved.
Common phrases
持ち込み不可mo chi ko mi fu ka
no bringing in
予約不可yo yaku fu ka
reservations not accepted
Similar words
駄目dame: A broad expression for something that is not allowed, not acceptable, or unsuccessful.
不許可fukyoka: A state in which official permission for an act has not been granted.
不可能fukanō: A state in which an act or outcome cannot happen or be achieved.
不適切futekisetsu: A state in which something is unsuitable or unacceptable for a particular purpose or situation.
Definition in Japanese
許されない、認められない、または可能でないこと。yuru sa re na i mito me ra re na i ma ta wa ka nō de na i ko to
Word origin
不可 (fuka) consists of 不 (fu, "not") and 可 (ka, "possible or acceptable"), two Sino-Japanese elements whose combination expresses denial or lack of feasibility.
Usage tips
- The compact word 不可 (fuka) is also used in evaluations and classifications to mark something as unacceptable, not only in rules that forbid an action.
Other meanings
- unacceptablena-adjective
- impossiblena-adjective
Opposites
- 可kaallowednoun