JLPT N3 · Noun

有無 (umu)

有無 (うむ, umu) is a Japanese noun meaning “existence or nonexistence; presence or absence”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うむ
Romaji: umu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence · noun
consent or refusal; yes or no · noun

Example sentences

排卵の有無を調べる方法はありますか？

Is there some way to check for ovulation?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 有無

有

possess, have, existユウ・ウ・あ.る · 6 strokes

無

nothingness, none, ain'tム・ブ・な.い · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 有無.

有るあるto be有名ゆうめいfamous有効ゆうこうvalid有能ゆうのうable有利ゆうりadvantageous有機ゆうきorganic有料ゆうりょうfee-charging有難いありがたいgrateful有ゆうexistence国有こくゆうnational ownership固有こゆうcharacteristic (of)特有とくゆうcharacteristic (of)所有しょゆうpossession私有しゆうprivate ownership

Source: JMdict entry 1541610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.