不満

ふまん

dissatisfaction, discontent

Mnemonic

Not full, which is precisely what being dissatisfied amounts to. The same foo ふ as 不可能 cancelling things, and the man まん is not filled: ふまん.

Built from

不

not, un-

Nothing to break off it. It cancels whatever follows.

満

full

氵 water on the left, filled right up to the top of whatever is holding it and no room left.

Words sharing these kanji

不思議 strange, wonderful 不安 uneasiness, anxiety 不可能 impossible 不意に suddenly, unexpectedly 満足 satisfaction 満ちる to fill, to become full 満たす to fill, to satisfy

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