不利 (ふり) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

ふり

不利

N

DISADVANTAGE, HANDICAP, UNFAVORABLE, DRAWBACK (handicap, unfavorable, drawback)

り利 • PROFIT

When a situation does not (不) yield a profit (利), it's a disadvantage.

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Kanji Inside 不利 (disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback)

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不幸 N

ふこう

unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death

不 N

ふ

un, non, negative prefix

不可 N

ふか

wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable

不眠 N

ふみん

insomnia, sleeplessness

利用 N

りよう

利口 N

りこう

clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent

有利 N

ゆうり

advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative