不可能

Chinese

not; no
simp. and trad.
(不可能)
可能

Pronunciation


Adjective

不可能

  1. impossible

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 5
のう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 不可能 (pjuw khaXnong, literally not possible).

Pronunciation

Adjective

不可能 (-na inflection, hiragana ふかのう, rōmaji fukanō)

  1. impossible
    雪道 (ゆきみち) () ()うのは () () (のう)だ。
    Yukimichi de maniau no wa fukanō da.
    With the roads snowy, it is impossible to get there in time.
    あのチームが (ゆう) (しょう)するなんて () () (のう)出来事 (できごと)だ。
    Ano chīmu ga yūshō suru nante fukanō na dekigoto da.
    It's impossible for that team to win the title.

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

不可能 (hiragana ふかのう, rōmaji fukanō)

  1. impossibility, that which is impossible
     () () (のう) () (のう)にする
    fukanō o kanō ni suru
    to make the impossible possible

Antonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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