Japanese symbol for “broke”
無一文
むいちもん
Romaji: muichimon
penniless; broke
In Japanese, broke is 無一文, read むいちもん (muichimon).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n penniless; broke
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “broke”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金がない | かねがない kaneganai | broke; poor; short |
| 文無し | もんなし monnashi | penniless; broke |
| 金のない | かねのない kanenonai | broke; skint |
| 一文無し | いちもんなし ichimonnashi | penniless; broke |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “broke”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.