無む有う

noun

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence

Rare variant of 有無 (うむ), used in philosophical or formal contexts to discuss whether something exists or is present. The reversed character order is unusual in modern Japanese.

See also: 有無

• 古こ典てんでは「無む有う」の語ごが存そん在ざいの有う無むを論ろんじる文ぶん脈みゃくで見みられる。

  In classical texts, the word 無有 is seen in contexts discussing existence or nonexistence.