Kanji1 / 12
無 kanji
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
- JLPT level
- Not on the lists
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
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Kun readings
ない
Words with 無
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —赤道無風帯doldrums
- —無向グラフundirected graph; non-directed graph
- —無期限ストindefinite strike
- —不法無線局unlicensed radio station
- —虚無主義者nihilist
- —無変換入力input of kana alone (i.e. without conversion into kanji); input in no-conversion-mode
- —無作為抽出random sampling
- —無断居住者squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission
- —本来無一物all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
- —無理が利くto be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
- —無機イオンinorganic ions
- —無気力試合match in which one side deliberately underperforms (e.g. losing in order to face a favourable opponent in the next round)
- —無期限延期indefinite postponement; putting on hold
- —時間の無駄waste of time
- —無塩バターunsalted butter
- —無駄になるto come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
- —無下にするto not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
- —無人航空機unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drone
- —無人爆撃機unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV); combat drone; drone
- —無人飛行機unmanned aircraft; pilotless plane; robot plane; drone