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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

不ふ能のう

funou

impossible, unable

Often follows a noun, as in 解読不能. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. この字じは、解読かいどく不能ふのうです。

    This handwriting is illegible.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 旧道である深見隧道は現在では通行不能であり、バリケードが張られている。

    The former Fukami-zuido Tunnel for the old National Road No.162 was blocked for passing through by setting up a barricade.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 中国では皇帝が執務不能である場合に皇族が監国として政務を主宰する例がある。

    In China, in the event that the emperor was unable to perform his duties, there were instances of the imperial family supervising government as national directors.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 不能

  • 不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
  • 能ability; talentOnノウKunよく・あたう

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