Japanese symbol for “groundless”
事実無根
じじつむこん
Romaji: jijitsumukon
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
In Japanese, groundless is 事実無根, read じじつむこん (jijitsumukon).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n groundless; entirely contrary to fact
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “groundless”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無根 | むこん mukon | groundless |
| 根も葉もない | ねもはもない nemohamonai | groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless |
| 根拠のない | こんきょのない konkyononai | baseless; groundless |
| 無稽 | むけい mukei | unfounded; groundless; baseless |
| 根無し | ねなし nenashi | rootless; groundless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事故 | じこ jiko | accident; incident; trouble |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
See also: Chinese symbol for “groundless”.
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