無

nothingness

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingム、ブ

Kun readingな.い

Jōyō Grade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

nothingnessRtK
彼の無礼さには我慢出来ない。I can't stand his impoliteness.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
none
彼は文無しも同然だ。He is no better than a beggar.tatoeba
彼は弁護士としては無能だ。He is no good as a lawyer.tatoeba
ain't
彼は高校３年間無遅刻無欠席だった。He attended the high school for three years without missing a single day or being late.tatoeba
彼は法律を構わず無視する。He has a disregard for the law.tatoeba
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
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
nil
not

naught
nought
zero

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical火fire 灬variant

Components

How it's built

無

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

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

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

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

皆無かいむ

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

虚無きょむ

nihility; nothingness

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unpossessed

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory; nonexistent

idleness; inactivity

無益むえき

useless; futile; vain

無縁むえん

unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from

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

Additional Examples

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

Practice Writing 無

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