KanjiNot on the JLPT listsGrade 4 · 小412 strokesRadical 火#274 in newspapers
無 · nothingness, none
無 is a kanji meaning nothingness, none, ain't, nothing. It has 12 strokes.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ムmu
- ブbu
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- ないnai
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Words that use 無 · 38 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 無くすなくす | なくす | to lose something | N5 |
| 無理むり | むり | unreasonable, impossible | N4 |
| 無くなるなくなる | なくなる | to disappear, to get lost | N4 |
| 有無うむ | うむ | yes or no, presence or absence | N3 |
| 無む | む | nothing, naught, zero | N3 |
| 無視むし | むし | disregard, ignore | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 無駄むだ | むだ | futility, uselessness | N3 |
| 無料むりょう | むりょう | free, no charge | N3 |
| 無しなし | なし | without | N3 |
| 無ぶ | ぶ | nothing, naught, nil, zero | N3 |
| 無事ぶじ | ぶじ | safety, peace | N3 |
| 御無沙汰ごぶさた | ごぶさた | not writing or contacting for a while | N2 |
| 無沙汰ぶさた | ぶさた | neglecting to stay in contact | N2 |
| 間も無くまもなく | まもなく | soon, in a short time | N2 |
| 無限むげん | むげん | infinite | N2 |
| 無地むじ | むじ | plain | N2 |
| 無数むすう | むすう | countless number, infinite number | N2 |
| 感無量かんむりょう | かんむりょう | deep feeling, filled with emotion | N1 |
| 素っ気無いそっけない | そっけない | cold, short, curt, blunt | N1 |
| 台無しだいなし | だいなし | mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing | N1 |
| 無難ぶなん | ぶなん | safety, security | N1 |
| 無礼ぶれい | ぶれい | impolite, rude | N1 |
| 無意味むいみ | むいみ | nonsense, no meaning | N1 |
| 無口むくち | むくち | reticence | N1 |
| 無効むこう | むこう | invalid, no effect, unavailable | N1 |
| 無言むごん | むごん | silence | N1 |
| 無邪気むじゃき | むじゃき | innocence, simple-mindedness | N1 |
| 無線むせん | むせん | wireless, radio | N1 |
| 無駄遣いむだづかい | むだづかい | waste money on, squander money on | N1 |
| 無断むだん | むだん | without permission, without notice | N1 |
| 無知むち | むち | ignorance | N1 |
| 無茶むちゃ | むちゃ | absurd, unreasonable | N1 |
| 無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃ | むちゃくちゃ | confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable | N1 |
| 無念むねん | むねん | chagrin, regret | N1 |
| 無能むのう | むのう | inefficiency, incompetence | N1 |
| 無闇にむやみに | むやみに | unreasonably, absurdly, at random | N1 |
| 無用むよう | むよう | useless, needlessness, unnecessariness | N1 |
| 無論むろん | むろん | of course, naturally | N1 |
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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