腑に落ちない

fu ni ochinai
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A feeling that an explanation still does not make sense.

Examples

  • 決定の理由を聞いても腑に落ちなかった。
    Even after hearing the reason for the decision, I wasn’t convinced.
  • 彼女の言い分には腑に落ちない点がある。
    Something in her account doesn’t add up.
  • 数字は合っているのに、結果がどうも腑に落ちない。
    The numbers add up, but the result still doesn’t sit right.
  • 説明を聞いても、まだ腑に落ちない。
    Even after hearing the explanation, it still doesn’t sit right with me.
  • なぜ彼だけ罰を受けたのか腑に落ちない。
    I can’t make sense of why only he was punished.

Similar words

すっきりしない
納得できない
合点がいかない
釈然としない

Meanings

Not sit right

conversation
neutral
To remain unconvinced by an explanation or outcome because something about it still feels unclear or wrong.

Examples

  • 説明を聞いても、まだ腑に落ちない。
    Even after hearing the explanation, it still doesn’t sit right with me.
  • なぜ彼だけ罰を受けたのか腑に落ちない。
    I can’t make sense of why only he was punished.
  • 数字は合っているのに、結果がどうも腑に落ちない。
    The numbers add up, but the result still doesn’t sit right.
  • 彼女の言い分には腑に落ちない点がある。
    Something in her account doesn’t add up.
  • 決定の理由を聞いても腑に落ちなかった。
    Even after hearing the reason for the decision, I wasn’t convinced.

Similar words

Etymology

腑 originally names the inner organs; 落ちない pictures an explanation failing to settle deep inside a person.

FAQ

What does 腑に落ちない mean?

A feeling that an explanation still does not make sense.

How do you read 腑に落ちない?

It is read ふにおちない, written fu ni ochinai.

When would you use 腑に落ちない?

It often voices lingering doubt about a reason, decision or story, even when the facts have been stated.

How is 腑に落ちない different from 納得できない?

納得できない can be a direct refusal to accept something; this stresses the unsettled feeling left by an explanation.

How does 腑に落ちない change in a sentence?

The fixed negative form is common; its past form is 腑に落ちなかった.

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