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無

nothingness
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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

Meanings

  1. nothingnessRtK
  2. none
  3. ain't
  4. nothing
  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

Radical火fireComponents

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
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
無口むくち
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
無罪むざい
innocence; being not guilty
無残むざん
cruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless; cold-blooded
無視むし
disregarding; ignoring
無事ぶじ
safety; security; peace; quiet; safely

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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