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JLPT N3 · Noun

無 (mu)

無 (む, mu) is a Japanese noun meaning “nothing; naught”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
む
Romaji
mu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero · noun
  2. un-; non- · prefix

Example sentences

無から有は生じない。
Nothing comes from nothing.
Tatoeba #80947

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

Kanji in 無

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 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)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

Source: JMdict entry 1956960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.