Discomfort or inconvenience; something that causes difficulty or inconvenience in daily life.
古いオフィスは動線が悪くて仕事が不自由だ。
The old office has a poor layout, making work inconvenient.
目が悪いと本を読むときにとても不自由だ。
Poor eyesight makes it very inconvenient to read books.
この操作は不自由を感じるので改善が必要だ。
This operation feels awkward/inconvenient and needs improvement.
Poverty or want; a state of lacking material resources or money leading to hardship.
父の病気で家計が苦しく、不自由な暮らしが続いた。
My father's illness strained the family finances, and we continued living in hardship.
若いころはお金に不自由していたが、今は落ち着いた。
When I was young I lacked money, but now things have settled down.
奨学金がなければ進学は経済的に不自由だっただろう。
Without the scholarship, going on to higher education would have been financially difficult.
Inability or disability: physical or mental impairment, or lack of fluency in a skill (e.g., 'physically disabled').
祖父は足が不自由で、階段の上り下りに手すりが必要だ。
My grandfather has difficulty with his legs and needs a handrail to go up and down stairs.
彼女は日本語が不自由なので通訳を頼んだ。
Her Japanese is not fluent, so we asked for an interpreter.
障害のある人が不自由なく暮らせる社会を作ることが大切だ。
It's important to build a society where people with disabilities can live without inconvenience.