無ぶ

prefix

un-; non-

Negative prefix used in Sino-Japanese compounds to indicate absence or negation. Productive but mostly in established words.

• 無む関かん心しんな態たい度どを取とる。

  Take an indifferent attitude.

• 無む意い味みな議ぎ論ろんはやめよう。

  Let's stop this meaningless discussion.

prefix

bad; poor

Prefix indicating something is bad, poor, or lacking in quality. Less common than the simple negative sense; found in words like 無愛想 (brusque) or 無作法 (rude).

• 彼かれの無ぶ愛あい想そうな返へん事じに驚おどろいた。

  I was surprised by his curt reply.

• 無ぶ作さ法ほうな振ふる舞まいは避さけるべきだ。

  You should avoid rude behavior.