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勿

not
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingモチ、ブツ、ボツ
Kun readingなか.れ、なし
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. notRtK
    己の欲せざる所は人に施す勿れ。Do to others as you would have others do to you.tatoeba
    彼はフランス語を知っている。英語は勿論のことだ。He knows French, much more English.tatoeba
  2. must not
  3. do not
  4. be not
  1. of course
  2. certainly
  3. naturally

Radicals and components

Radical勺wrap
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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knot · piglet’s tail

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1128

Compound words

勿論もちろん
of course; certainly; naturally
勿体ないもったいない
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of
勿れなかれ
must not
勿怪もっけ
unexpected
勿体もったい
superior airs
勿忘草わすれなぐさ
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
勿体ぶるもったいぶる
to put on airs
勿体振るもったいぶる
to put on airs
勿体無いもったいない
wasteful
事勿れ主義ことなかれしゅぎ
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat
過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れあやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれ
when you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it

Additional Examples

君は勿論パーティーにくることと私は思っていた。
I took it for granted that you would come to my party.tatoeba
クレーンを操縦するのには、勿論、免許が必要です。
Of course, a license is needed to operate a crane.tatoeba

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 勿

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step