Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. safety; security; peace 2. safely; without incident; successfully 3. good health; well-being 4. inaction; ennui Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 無ぶ 事じ に 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 着つ く for someone to arrive safely at a place
He arrived safely at the airport.
〈 事こと 〉 が 無ぶ 事じ に 終お わる for something to end without incident
The surgery ended successfully without any problems.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 無ぶ 事じ を 祈いの る to pray for someone's safety
I prayed for my family's safety.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 無ぶ 事じ を 確かく 認にん する to confirm someone's safety
We confirmed that everyone was safe.
ご 無ぶ 事じ ですか a polite way to ask if someone is well/unharmed
After the earthquake, I asked if he was okay.
Expressions 無ぶ 事じ か are you alright?; are you OK? Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Related words· 6 安全 refers to concrete physical safety or security measures, while 無事 emphasizes the absence of trouble or a successful, incident-free outcome.
平和 describes peace on a societal or global scale, whereas 無事 is personal and situational, referring to one person's or event's safety.
健康 is the general word for physical health, while 無事 in health-related greetings (ご無事ですか ) simply asks if someone is safe and unharmed.
無事 asserts that someone is safe and sound, while 安否 is neutral about the outcome and simply names the (unknown) state of being safe or not.
Show 2 more Show fewer 無事 means 'safe, without incident' in a broad sense, while 無傷 specifically stresses that no physical injury occurred.
無事 means safe and unharmed, typically after some event or danger, while 健在 focuses on ongoing good health and vitality rather than having escaped harm.
Opposites 危険 describes a state of danger or risk, the direct opposite of 無事 's state of being free from trouble or harm.
無事 means safety or being free of trouble, the opposite of 事故 which denotes an accident or mishap.
Word family· 13 safely; without incident; successfully · peacefully; quietly; in peace
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
peaceful and uneventful; quiet and without incident
Show 5 more Show fewer Sōbuji-rei; 1585 edict banning feudal warfare
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
safe and healthy; health and longevity
successful completion; ending without incident; finished without a hitch
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Written forms 無ぶ 事じ Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
ぶじ Usage 3%
Etymology Compound of 無 (without) and 事 (matter, incident), literally 'without incident'. The meaning extended from 'nothing happening' to 'safety' and 'peace'.
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