Japanese word

不順

Pronunciation

Romajifujun

Meaning

  • na-adjectiveunsettled

Example

今年は天候が不順です。kotoshi wa ten kō ga fu jun de su

The weather is unsettled this year.

Illustration for 不順 (unsettled)

More examples

季節外れの雨が続き、野菜の収穫が不順です。ki setsu hazu re no ame ga tsuzu ki ya sai no shū kaku ga fu jun de su

Continued unseasonal rain has disrupted the vegetable harvest.

Core concept

Describes conditions that fail to follow a normal pattern and remain unstable or unfavorable.

Common phrases

  • 不順な天候fu jun na ten kō

    unsettled weather

Similar words

不安定fuantei: Describes conditions that do not remain steady and often change.
異常ijō: Describes something that falls outside the usual or expected state.
不規則fukisoku: Describes events or patterns that do not follow a fixed order.

Definition in Japanese

天候や季節の状態が例年どおりにならず、変化が多くて安定しないさま。ten kō ya ki setsu no jō tai ga rei nen dō ri ni na ra zu hen ka ga ō ku te an tei shi na i sa ma

Word origin

This Sino-Japanese word combines 不 (fu, "not") and 順 (jun, "orderly"), expressing a state that is not regular or favorable.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese weather reports, 天候不順 (tenkō fujun) commonly describes a season when weather conditions remain abnormal or unstable.

Other meanings

  • irregularna-adjective
  • unseasonablena-adjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 不順さfujunsairregularitynoun

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