無む理り

〈動どう詞し〉のは無む理りだit's impossible to do ~
今日きょう中じゅうにこの仕し事ごとを終おえるのは無む理りだ。
It's impossible to finish this work by the end of today.
無む理りに〈動どう詞し〉to do ~ forcibly, against one's will
彼かれは無む理りに笑わらってみせた。
He forced a smile.
無む理りして〈動どう詞し〉to push oneself to do ~ despite the strain
無む理りして働はたらくと体からだを壊こわすよ。
If you overwork yourself, you'll ruin your health.
〈人ひと〉に無む理りをさせるto make someone overexert themselves
上じょう司しは部ぶ下かに無む理りをさせないよう気きをつけている。
The boss is careful not to make his subordinates overwork themselves.

Expressions· 12

無む理りないnatural; understandable; no wonder
無む理りが利きくcan handle strain; can take a lot
無む理りのないnatural; reasonable; understandable
無む理りはないnatural; understandable; no wonder
無む理りは禁きん物もつdon't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself

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無む理りもないnatural; understandable; no wonder
無む理りをするoverdo it; push oneself too hard; strain oneself
無む理りを言いうask something unreasonable; make an unreasonable request; be unreasonable

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Grammar

には無む理りがあるasks too much; doesn't hold upN1

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
理logic, arrangement, reason

Related words· 7

不ふ可か能のうN3sense 1
不可能 is a formal, absolute term for 'impossible', while 無理 is more colloquial and often implies unreasonableness or excessive strain rather than pure logical impossibility.
無む茶ちゃN1sense 2
無茶 stresses recklessness or going beyond sensible limits, while 無理 more broadly covers anything unreasonable, forced, or impossible.
困こん難なんN3sense 1
困難 describes something difficult but still achievable with effort, whereas 無理 suggests it is beyond possibility or reasonable limits.
強ごう引いんN2
強引 describes a person's forceful, pushy manner of acting, while 無理 describes an action or demand itself as forced or unreasonable.

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だめN5
無理 stresses that something is impossible or unreasonable, whereas 駄目 more generally marks something as unacceptable or failed.
難むずかしいN5
無理 states directly that something is impossible or unreasonable, while 難しい is a softer, more indirect way to say the same thing.
理り不ふ尽じん
無理 broadly means unreasonable or impossible, while 理不尽 specifically stresses the lack of fairness or logic behind a demand or treatment.

Opposites

可か能のうN3sense 1
可能 means something is possible or feasible, the direct opposite of 無理 meaning impossible or unreasonable.
道どう理りN1
無理 describes what is unreasonable or forced, directly opposing 道理's sense of what is reasonable and right.

Don't confuse with

無む力りょくN1
無理 means unreasonable or impossible and is unrelated in meaning to 無力, but learners sometimes confuse the two because both start with 無 and sound similar.

Word family· 20

無む理りやりN2
forcibly; by force; against one's will
無む理り強じい
forcing; compulsion; coercion
無む理り心しん中じゅう
murder-suicide; forced double suicide
無む理り式しき
irrational expression
無む理り数すう
irrational number

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無む理り筋すじ
unreasonable idea; illogical plan · illogical move (in shogi or go)
無む理り解かい
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
もう無む理り
I can't take it anymore; I've had it
無む理りくり
forcibly; by force; against one's will
無む理りなく
reasonably; comfortably; without straining oneself
無む理りゲー
impossibly hard video game
無む理り往おう生じょう
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion
無む理り押おし
pushing through; bulldozing; forcing

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Written forms

無む理りUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
ムリUsage4%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
むりUsage4%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the interjection sense.

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 理 (ri, 'reason, principle'). The literal meaning is 'without reason', which developed into 'unreasonable' and related senses.