Onyomi: ブ, ム · Kunyomi: な.い · Meanings: ain't, nil, none, not, nothing, nothingness
Kanji for aint, nil, none, not, nothing
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The kanji 無 originally showed a person dancing with decorative streamers or feathers — a joyful ritual symbol. Over time, its meaning shifted to express “none,” “nothing,” or “without,” reflecting the absence of something once celebrated. It’s a deep kanji that represents emptiness, nothingness, or the concept of lacking.
A dancer with flowing streamers turned into a symbol of absence — 無 means nothing, none, or without.
Imagine a dancer fading into the air until nothing remains — that’s 無, the kanji for nothingness and absence.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 無 | む | nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 無 | ぶ | un-, non- | JLPT-N3 Prefix |
| 無料 | むりょう | free (of charge), gratuitous | common JLPT-N3 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 無くす | なくす | to lose (something) | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 無限 | むげん | infinity, infinitude, eternity | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 無理 | むり | unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable | common JLPT-N4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 無効 | むこう | invalid, void, ineffective, unavailable | common JLPT-N1 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 無くなる | なくなる | to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 無知 | むち | ignorance, innocence, stupidity | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 無口 | むくち | taciturn, reticent, quiet, silent, untalkative | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |