無

Meaning

無 centers on absence or negation: the state of nothingness, having none of something, or simply not being the case. The colloquial "ain't" fits as a strong informal negation.

• 無いない
  N1

  nonexistent; not being (there)

• 無料むりょう
  N4

  free (of charge); gratuitous

• 無しなし
  N3

  without

• 無理むり
  N5

  unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable

• 無む
  N2

  nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero

• 無くなるなくなる
  N4

  to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing

• 無駄むだ
  N4

  futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

• 無事ぶじ
  N3

  safety; security; peace; quiet

• 無視むし
  N3

  disregarding; ignoring

• 無線むせん
  N1

  radio (communication)

• 無限むげん
  N2

  infinity; infinitude; eternity

• 無人むじん
  N1

  unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted

• 無効むこう
  N1

  invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

• 無くすなくす
  N5

  to lose (something)

• 無償むしょう

  without compensation; without reward; without pay

• 無罪むざい
  N1

  innocence; being not guilty

• 無断むだん
  N2

  absence of permission; lack of permission

• 有無うむ
  N2

  existence or nonexistence; presence or absence

• 無敵むてき

  invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

• 無茶むちゃ
  N1

  absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous

• 無理やりむりやり
  N2

  forcibly; by force; against one's will

• 無用むよう
  N1

  useless; futile

• 皆無かいむ

  nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

• 無職むしょく
  N3

  without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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