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無 – nothingness, none, ain't
12 strokesTaught in grade 4#274 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 無 means nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ム、ブ (mu, bu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is な.い (nai). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 火 (no. 86).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ム | mu |
| On’yomi | ブ | bu |
| Kun’yomi | な.い | nai |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 火 (Kangxi radical 86). Components: ｜・ノ・一・杰・乞.
Words using 無
無くすなくすto lose (something)無理むりunreasonable無くなるなくなるto be lost (e.g. luggage)無むnothing有無うむexistence or nonexistence無視むしdisregarding無駄むだfutility無料むりょうfree (of charge)無しなしwithout無事ぶじsafety無ぶun-無限むげんinfinity無地むじplain無数むすうinnumerable御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while間も無くまもなくsoon無沙汰ぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while無難ぶなんsafe (e.g. choice)無礼ぶれいrudeness無口むくちtaciturn無効むこうinvalid無言むごんsilence (not speaking)無線むせんradio (communication)無断むだんabsence of permission
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.