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Japanese symbol for “tasteless”

Romaji: mumi
tasteless; flavourless

In Japanese, tasteless is , read (mumi).

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

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n tasteless; flavourless
  2. adj-na, adj-no, n uninteresting; dull; dry; insipid

Kanji and stroke order

nothingness, none, ain't
on: ム、ブ
kun: な.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
flavor, taste
on: ミ
kun: あじ、あじ.わう
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “tasteless”

WordReadingMeaning
やぼ yaboboorish; unsophisticated; unrefined
ダサい dasaiuncool; lame; unfashionable
さっぷうけい sappuukeitasteless; unrefined
すなをかむよう sunaokamuyoutasteless; dry as dust; insipid
ぶふうりゅう bufuuryuuunrefined; tasteless; inelegant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
むりょう muryoufree (of charge); gratuitous
むり muriunreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
ぶじ bujisafety; security; peace
むだ mudafutility; waste; uselessness
むせん musenradio (communication)
むりやり muriyariforcibly; by force; against one's will
いみ imimeaning; significance; sense
きょうみ kyoumiinterest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

See also: Chinese symbol for “tasteless”.

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.

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