Japanese symbol for “tasteless”
無味
むみ
Romaji: mumi
tasteless; flavourless
In Japanese, tasteless is 無味, read むみ (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
- adj-na, adj-no, n tasteless; flavourless
- adj-na, adj-no, n uninteresting; dull; dry; insipid
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tasteless”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野暮 | やぼ yabo | boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined |
| ダサい | ダサい dasai | uncool; lame; unfashionable |
| 殺風景 | さっぷうけい sappuukei | tasteless; unrefined |
| 砂を噛むよう | すなをかむよう sunaokamuyou | tasteless; dry as dust; insipid |
| 無風流 | ぶふうりゅう bufuuryuu | unrefined; tasteless; inelegant |
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 |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 興味 | きょうみ kyoumi | interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tasteless”.
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