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無

nothingness
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingム、ブ
Kun readingな.い
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. nothingnessRtK
    彼は文無しも同然だ。He is no better than a beggar.tatoeba
    明治時代初頭 - 山上に残っていた4坊が無くなる。Early Meiji period: Four temple buildings that had remained in Sanjo were lost.wiki
  2. none
  3. ain't
  4. nothing
    我々は、無から有を作り出すことができるだろうか。Can we create something out of nothing?tatoeba
  5. nil
  6. not
  1. naught
  2. nought
  3. zero

Popular Usage

無くす無理無くなる有無御無沙汰感無量

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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reclining · lying down · tub · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1913

Compound words

無くすなくす
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate
無理むり
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable; impossible; forcible
無くなるなくなる
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted
有無うむ
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
無常むじょう
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing; transitory
無条件むじょうけん
unconditional
無尽蔵むじんぞう
inexhaustible supply
無頓着むとんちゃく
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive
無視するむしする
to disregard
皆無かいむ
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
虚無きょむ
nihility; nothingness
無いない
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unpossessed
無しなし
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory; nonexistent
無為むい
idleness; inactivity
無益むえき
useless; futile; vain
無縁むえん
unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from
無我むが
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman
無休むきゅう
without a holiday; nonstop
無給むきゅう
unpaid; nonsalaried
無菌むきん
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized
無形むけい
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract
無言むごん
silence (not speaking); muteness
無限むげん
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
無効むこう
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

On Reading Examples

大きくて、のろくて、無口でした。むくち
He was big and slow and silent.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法律を構わず無視する。
He has a disregard for the law.tatoeba
彼は弁護士としては無能だ。
He is no good as a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は勉学に使わぬ時間は無駄にしたように考えた。
He looked upon any time not spent in study as so much lost time.tatoeba
彼は文無しも同然だ。
He is no better than a beggar.tatoeba
明治時代初頭 - 山上に残っていた4坊が無くなる。
Early Meiji period: Four temple buildings that had remained in Sanjo were lost.wiki
広東省では半分形が無くなる程度まで煮込むことも多い。
In Guangdong Province it is often cooked until the grains have lost half of their shape.wiki
箸で食べ物を無理に口に詰め込む所作。
To thrust food into one's mouth with chopsticks.wiki
そのため、見世物など到底無理とのことだった。
The husband continued that she would therefore not be caught dead being in the show.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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