不孝 (ふこう) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "lack of filial piety" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

ふこう

不孝

WORD

LACK OF FILIAL PIETY

こう孝 • FILIAL PIETY

Lacking (不) proper filial respect (孝) toward parents is undutifulness.

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Kanji Inside 不孝 (lack of filial piety)

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Kanji 不 (Not) mnemonic tile

孝 Filial Piety

Kanji 孝 (Filial Piety) mnemonic tile

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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

不利 N

ふり

disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback, handicap, unfavorable, drawback

不眠 N

ふみん

insomnia, sleeplessness

孝行 N

こうこう

filial piety, devotion to parents

親孝行 N

おやこうこう

filial piety, devotion to parents