"無心" meaning in Japanese

See 無心 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 無心 [canonical] (ruby: (), (しん)), mushin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|むしん}} 無(む)心(しん) • (mushin)
  1. being something that has no heart, as a plant or rock
    Sense id: en-無心-ja-noun-w3eXpOpZ
  2. unreservedly asking people for money
    Sense id: en-無心-ja-noun-YOHhhRUI Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 13 25 21 13 12 12
  3. (Buddhism) setting free one's mind from distracting thoughts
    Sense id: en-無心-ja-noun-e3PSKS~N Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 0 29 2 2 4 36 10 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 33 1 1 2 38 10 8 2 2 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 52 21 11 4 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 6 36 24 12 5 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 6 43 21 9 5 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 13 25 21 13 12 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 6 44 23 10 5 9 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 4 18 52 27 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: 無心 [canonical] (ruby: (), (しん)), mushin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|むしん}} 無(む)心(しん) • (mushin)
  1. innocence; having not a care in the world
    Sense id: en-無心-ja-noun-Pd1WF5cR Categories (other): Pages with entries, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 33 1 1 2 38 10 8 2 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 13 25 21 13 12 12
  2. imprudence or lack of judgment; naïveté
    Sense id: en-無心-ja-noun-fZSPfuSq Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 13 25 21 13 12 12
  3. lack of sophistication; innocence
    Sense id: en-無心-ja-noun-LxsB2J7h Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 13 25 21 13 12 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: 無心する [canonical] (ruby: (), (しん)), mushin suru [romanization], 無心し [stem] (ruby: (), (しん)), 無心した [past] (ruby: (), (しん))
Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|むしん}} 無(む)心(しん)する • (mushin suru) suru (stem 無(む)心(しん)し (mushin shi), past 無(む)心(しん)した (mushin shita))
  1. beg someone for
    Sense id: en-無心-ja-verb-qaaj5HB8 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 13 25 21 13 12 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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Download raw JSONL data for 無心 meaning in Japanese (3.7kB)

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