無む風ふう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

windless; calm; no wind

Describes weather or a place with no wind; often used in forecasts and descriptions of still air.

今日きょうは無む風ふうで、湖こ面めんが鏡かがみのようだ。
Today is windless, and the lake surface is like a mirror.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

quiet; peaceful; stable; safe (seat)

Figurative use for a situation without conflict, change, or competition; in politics, refers to a safe electoral seat with little contest.

会かい議ぎは無む風ふうのまま終おわった。
The meeting ended quietly without any conflict.
彼かれの選せん挙きょ区くは無む風ふう区くだ。
His electoral district is a safe seat.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉は無む風ふうだa place is windless/calm
今日きょうの海うみは無む風ふうで、波なみもほとんどなかった。
The sea was completely calm today, with almost no waves.
無む風ふう状じょう態たいa state of calm with no change or competition
その業ぎょう界かいはしばらく無む風ふう状じょう態たいが続つづいている。
That industry has remained in a stable, uneventful state for a while.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
風wind, air, style

Related words

静しずかN5sense 1
静か is a general word for quietness of sound or atmosphere, while 無風 specifically points to the absence of wind or, figuratively, of conflict.
穏おだやかN3sense 1
穏やか describes mild, gentle conditions such as weather or personality, whereas 無風 emphasizes the literal or metaphorical total lack of wind or disturbance.
凪なぎ sense 1
凪 refers to a lull in the wind, especially at sea, while 無風 is a broader term for a complete absence of wind anywhere.
平へい穏おんN1sense 2
平穏 describes a peaceful, uneventful state in general, while 無風 in its figurative sense stresses the lack of competition or conflict, as in an uncontested election.

Opposites

突とっ風ぷうN1
無風 means completely windless or calm, the opposite of 突風's sudden violent gust.
風かぜN5
風 refers to any moving air, while 無風 describes a state with no wind at all.

Word family

無む風ふう区く
safe seat; safe electoral district
無む風ふう帯たい
calm belt; doldrums
無む風ふう選せん挙きょ
uncontested election; election in a safe seat

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 風 (fū, 'wind'). The figurative sense extends the idea of 'no wind' to situations without disturbance or competition.