"無" meaning in Japanese

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Character

  1. nothing Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-無-ja-character-F4XPw7xq Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 18 20 21 20 21
  2. nothingness Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-無-ja-character-vnEEhHRb Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 18 20 21 20 21
  3. none Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-無-ja-character-FAvtv5w~ Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 18 20 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 8 41 17 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 17 14 16 1 18 17 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 0 2 33 33 32 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 17 15 17 0 19 16 16
  4. nil Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-無-ja-character-XaOkx~EX Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 18 20 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 8 41 17 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 17 14 16 1 18 17 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 0 2 33 33 32 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 17 15 17 0 19 16 16
  5. not Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-無-ja-character-JUu5e1fx Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 18 20 21 20 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 8 41 17 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 17 14 16 1 18 17 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 0 2 33 33 32 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 17 15 17 0 19 16 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 無明: unenlightment (mumyō), ignorance of nirvana, 神無月: the tenth month of the lunar calendar (kannazuki) (ruby: (かん), (), (づき)) [archaic], 無形: formlessness (mugyō), bodylessness, something shapeless and invisible, 無形: intangibility (mukei), incorporeality, 無見 (muken) (ruby: (), (けん)) (english: the belief that everything in this world is completely null and void, with no substance), 無名: nameless (mumei), anonymous, unsigned, anonymity, 無用: futility (muyō), uselessness, 無機 (muki) (ruby: (), ()) (english: inorganic), 無双 (musō) (ruby: (), (そう)) (english: matchless, peerless), 苦無: a kunai (kunai) (ruby: (), (ない)), 無月 (mugetsu) (ruby: (), (げつ)) (english: when the moon is not visible due to rain or some other reason), 無精: laziness (bushō) (ruby: (), (しょう)), 無力: powerless (muryoku), incompetent, 無力感 (muryokukan) (ruby: (), (りょく), (かん)) (english: a feeling of powerlessness), 無意識 (muishiki) (ruby: (), (), (しき)) (english: unconscious, unconsciousness), 無限: infinity (mugen), limitless, unlimited, 無人: uninhabited (bunin), unmanned

Noun

IPA: [mɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), mu [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 無 (MC mju). The 呉音 (goon), so likely an earlier borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|無}} 無 (MC mju), {{m|ja|呉音|tr=goon}} 呉音 (goon) Head templates: {{ja-noun|む}} 無(む) • (mu)
  1. nothing, nothingness
    Sense id: en-無-ja-noun-Uz8yuGQ4
  2. (Buddhism) mu; the null set: neither yes nor no (in response to a koan or other question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer). Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-無-ja-noun-Ugmh1sOT Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 4 6 2 1 30 28 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 2 4 4 2 2 35 26 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 4 11 4 5 4 32 20 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 17 14 16 1 18 17 17 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 17 15 17 0 19 16 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 3 55 42 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: [mɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), mu- [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 無 (MC mju). The 呉音 (goon), so likely an earlier borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|無}} 無 (MC mju), {{m|ja|呉音|tr=goon}} 呉音 (goon) Head templates: {{ja-pos|prefix|む}} 無(む) • (mu-)
  1. non-, un- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-無-ja-prefix-GpPsyGel Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 4 6 2 1 30 28 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 17 14 16 1 18 17 17 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 17 15 17 0 19 16 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), bu- [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 無 (bu). The 漢音 (kan'on), so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|無|sort=ぶ|tr=bu}} Middle Chinese 無 (bu), {{m|ja|漢音|tr=kan'on}} 漢音 (kan'on) Head templates: {{ja-pos|prefix|ぶ}} 無(ぶ) • (bu-)
  1. non-, un- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-無-ja-prefix-GpPsyGel1 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 1 4 6 2 1 30 28 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 17 14 16 1 18 17 17 Disambiguation of Middle Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 17 15 17 0 19 16 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mumyō",
      "word": "無明: unenlightment"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ignorance of nirvana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kannazuki",
      "ruby": [
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          "神",
          "かん"
        ],
        [
          "無",
          "な"
        ],
        [
          "月",
          "づき"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "神無月: the tenth month of the lunar calendar"
    },
    {
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      "word": "無形: formlessness"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bodylessness"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "something shapeless and invisible"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mukei",
      "word": "無形: intangibility"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "incorporeality"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "the belief that everything in this world is completely null and void, with no substance",
      "roman": "muken",
      "ruby": [
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          "無",
          "む"
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        [
          "見",
          "けん"
        ]
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      "word": "無見"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mumei",
      "word": "無名: nameless"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "anonymous"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "unsigned"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "anonymity"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "muyō",
      "word": "無用: futility"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "inorganic",
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          "む"
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          "き"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "matchless, peerless",
      "roman": "musō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
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          "双",
          "そう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "無双"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kunai",
      "ruby": [
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          "苦",
          "く"
        ],
        [
          "無",
          "ない"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "苦無: a kunai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "when the moon is not visible due to rain or some other reason",
      "roman": "mugetsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "月",
          "げつ"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "bushō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "ぶ"
        ],
        [
          "精",
          "しょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "無精: laziness"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "muryoku",
      "word": "無力: powerless"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "incompetent"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a feeling of powerlessness",
      "roman": "muryokukan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "力",
          "りょく"
        ],
        [
          "感",
          "かん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "無力感"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "unconscious, unconsciousness",
      "roman": "muishiki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "意",
          "い"
        ],
        [
          "識",
          "しき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "無意識"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mugen",
      "word": "無限: infinity"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "limitless"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "unlimited"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "bunin",
      "word": "無人: uninhabited"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "unmanned"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
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          "nothing"
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        {
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          "nil"
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      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-無-ja-character-JUu5e1fx",
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        [
          "not",
          "not"
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      ],
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        "kanji"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "無"
}

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      "form": "無",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ]
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "_dis": "3 55 42",
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            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-無-ja-noun-Ugmh1sOT",
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          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "mu",
          "mu"
        ],
        [
          "null set",
          "null set"
        ],
        [
          "koan",
          "koan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) mu; the null set: neither yes nor no (in response to a koan or other question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer)."
      ],
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        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "other": "む"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無"
}

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      "roman": "mugen",
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    {
      "word": "limitless"
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      "word": "unlimited"
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      "roman": "bunin",
      "word": "無人: uninhabited"
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      "word": "unmanned"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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