無 — kanji meaning “nothingness”
無
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
- Meanings
- nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
- On'yomi
- ム (mu)、ブ (bu)
- Kun'yomi
- な.い
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #274 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- wú, mó — Chinese character page
Words with 無
| 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 |
| 無視 | むし mushi | disregarding; ignoring |
| 無効 | むこう mukou | invalid; void; ineffective |
| 無人 | むじん mujin | unmanned; uninhabited; unattended |
| 無罪 | むざい muzai | innocence; being not guilty |
| 無い | ない nai | nonexistent; not being (there) |
| 無限 | むげん mugen | infinity; infinitude; eternity |
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