無む性しょうに

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

Describes a strong, often uncontrollable urge or feeling that arises seemingly without a clear cause. Used with verbs of emotion, desire, or impulse.

無む性しょうに腹はらが立たった。
I got intensely angry for no apparent reason.
無む性しょうにラーメンが食たべたい。
I have an overwhelming craving for ramen.

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Usage patterns

無む性しょうに〈動どう詞し〉たくなるto suddenly feel an overwhelming urge to do something
無む性しょうに甘あまい物ものが食たべたくなった。
I suddenly had an intense craving for something sweet.
無む性しょうに〈物もの〉が恋こいしいto feel an intense, inexplicable longing for something
無む性しょうに故こ郷きょうが恋こいしくなる。
I suddenly feel a deep longing for my hometown.
無む性しょうに寂さびしいto feel an overwhelming, unexplained loneliness
夜よるになると無む性しょうに寂さびしくなる。
At night, I suddenly feel an inexplicable loneliness.
無む性しょうに腹はらが立たつto become irrationally angry for no clear reason
彼かれの態たい度どに無む性しょうに腹はらが立たった。
His attitude made me irrationally angry.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

むやみにN1
むやみに suggests reckless or excessive action without restraint, while 無性に describes an intense, often unexplainable inner urge or feeling.
やけにN1
やけに expresses that something is noticeably or unusually intense from an outside observer's viewpoint, whereas 無性に focuses on a strong personal urge or craving.
やたらN2
無性に and やたら both intensify a desire or state ('terribly, uncontrollably'), but 無性に is mostly used with feelings like 食べたい, while やたら has a broader range including reckless actions.

Etymology

From 無性, originally a Buddhist term for “without self-nature.” Its secular sense shifted through “without reason or restraint” to “violently; intensely,” producing the adverb 無性に.