Chinese

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not; no
advantageous; cheap; ordinary
advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself
 
simp. and trad.
(不便)
便

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不便

  1. inconvenient; having difficulty
    行動不便行动不便  ―  xíngdòng bùbiàn  ―  to have difficulty getting about
    拐杖作用幫助行動不便 [MSC, trad.]
    拐杖作用帮助行动不便 [MSC, simp.]
    Guǎizhàng de zuòyòng shì bāngzhù xíngdòng bùbiàn de rén. [Pinyin]
    The purpose of a walking stick is to assist those those with mobility issues.

Verb

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不便

  1. to be unsuitable or inappropriate (to do something)
  2. to be short of cash
    手頭不便手头不便  ―  shǒutóu bùbiàn  ―  to be strapped for cash

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
便

Grade: 4
べん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Adjective

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()便(べん) (fuben-na (adnominal ()便(べん) (fuben na), adverbial ()便(べん) (fuben ni))

  1. inconvenient
Inflection
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Noun

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()便(べん) (fuben

  1. inconvenience

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
便

Grade: 4
びん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Adjective

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()便(びん) (fubin-na (adnominal ()便(びん) (fubin na), adverbial ()便(びん) (fubin ni))

  1. Alternative form of 不憫
Inflection
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Noun

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()便(びん) (fubin

  1. Alternative form of 不憫

Korean

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Hanja in this term
便

Noun

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不便 (bulpyeon) (hangeul 불편)

  1. hanja form? of 불편 (inconvenience)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
便

Adjective

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不便

  1. chữ Hán form of bất tiện (inconvenient).