無邪気 (むじゃき) Japanese meaning

無邪気 (むじゃき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
邪wicked, injustice, wrong
気spirit, mind, air

Related words· 7

純じゅん粋すいN2
純粋 stresses purity and genuineness in general, while 無邪気 specifically evokes a childlike lack of guile or worldly knowledge.
天てん真しん爛らん漫まん
天真爛漫 is a more literary, emphatic term for an unaffected, cheerful innocence, whereas 無邪気 is the plainer everyday word.
あどけない
あどけない describes an innocent, childlike appearance or manner (often of a child's face), while 無邪気 describes an innocent personality or behavior more broadly.
無む心しんN1
無心 emphasizes a mind empty of ulterior motives (often almost philosophical), while 無邪気 is the everyday word for childlike innocence or naivety.

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純じゅん情じょうN2
純情 carries a sentimental or romantic nuance, whereas 無邪気 simply means innocent and free from malice, with a childlike, carefree feel.
童どう心しん
無邪気 describes innocent, artless behavior or a person, whereas 童心 refers to the inner childlike mind itself.
ナイーブ
無邪気 describes childlike innocence without malice, while ナイーブ often implies that this innocence makes the person easily deceived or emotionally fragile.

Opposites

狡こう猾かつ
狡猾 means cunning and calculating, the opposite of the guileless simplicity described by 無邪気.
あざといN1
無邪気 describes innocent, unselfconscious behavior, contrasting with the deliberately cute, attention-seeking act implied by あざとい.

Don't confuse with

邪じゃ気き
邪気 alone means malice or an evil spirit/influence, while 無邪気 (with 無-) means the absence of such malice, i.e. innocence.

Built from

無む+邪じゃ気き

Written forms

無む邪じゃ気きUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
むじゃきUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

From 無 (without) + 邪気 (evil spirit/malice), literally 'without malice'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of innocent or simple-minded.

無む邪じゃ気き

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