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不慣れ (ふなれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
inexperienced ; unfamiliar with ; unaccustomed to
Describes a person who lacks experience or familiarity with a task, place, or situation. Often used with に or で to indicate what one is unaccustomed to.
ち
で
の
生せい
活かつ
は
大たい
変へん
だ
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Living in an unfamiliar place is tough.
Written forms 不ふ 慣な れ Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
不ふ 馴な れ Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
ふなれ Usage 2%
不ふ 慣なれ Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only abbreviated form; not used in normal writing.
Kanji 慣 accustomed, get used to, become experienced 馴 get used to, experienced, tamed Similar words 未み 経けい 験けん 未経験 means having no experience at all, while 不慣れ implies some experience but not enough to be comfortable or skilled.
慣な れない 慣れない is the negative form of 慣れる and is more colloquial; 不慣れ is a formal noun/adjectival noun often used in written or business contexts.
Etymology Compound of the prefix 不 (fu-, 'not') and 慣れ (nare, 'being accustomed'), the nominalized stem of 慣れる (nareru, 'to get used to').
