noun
unselfish and impartial; disinterested
Describes a person or attitude free from personal desire and bias; often used in formal or literary contexts to praise selfless fairness.
彼の無欲無私な態度が皆の信頼を集めた。
His unselfish and impartial attitude earned everyone's trust.
政治家には無欲無私の精神が求められる。
Politicians are expected to have a spirit of selfless impartiality.
Emphasizes fairness and justice without personal bias, while 無欲無私 adds the nuance of being free from personal desires.
A yojijukugo (four-character compound) combining 無欲 (no desire) and 無私 (no self-interest). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of pairing two negative qualities to express an ideal of selfless impartiality.