無
ain't, nil, none, not, nothing, nothingness
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:12
JLPT:N/A
Frequency:274
Vocabulary
ブ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 御無沙汰 | ゴブサタ | not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence |
| 無器用 | ブキヨウ | clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling; (socially) awkward; gawky; gauche |
| 無気味 | ブキミ | weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly |
| 無事 | ブジ | safety; security; peace; quiet; safely; without incident; successfully; good health; inaction; ennui |
| 無人 | ブニン | unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted; shorthandedness; lack of help |
ム
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皆無 | カイム | nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all |
| 虚無 | キョム | nihility; nothingness |
| 事実無根 | ジジツムコン | groundless; entirely contrary to fact |
| 無意識 | ムイシキ | unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; automatic; mechanical; unintentional; spontaneous; the unconscious |
| 無意味 | ムイミ | nonsense; no meaning; meaningless |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隈無く | くまなく | all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly |
| だらし無い | だらしない | slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack; weak; feeble; weak-willed; cowardly; gutless |
| とんでも無い | とんでもない | unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible; absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it |
| 何気無く | なにげなく | unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently |
| 果てし無い | はてしない | endless; boundless; everlasting |
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