無 — nothingness, none, ain't
む
無
nothingness
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
abstract
U+7121
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #274
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1913
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- nothingness
- none
- ain't
- nothing
- nil
- not
Readings
- On'yomi
- む mu ぶ bu
- Kun'yomi
- な na
word
む mu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ふ ・ぶ fu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
事実無根
四字熟語
thing truth, nothingness root
有象無象
四字熟語
possess elephant, nothingness elephant
残念無念
四字熟語
remainder wish, nothingness wish
唯一無二
四字熟語
solely one, nothingness two
無為無策
四字熟語
nothingness do, nothingness scheme
無為無策
四字熟語
nothingness do, nothingness scheme
悪逆無道
四字熟語
bad inverted, nothingness road
完全無欠
四字熟語
perfect all, nothingness lack
国士無双
四字熟語
country samurai, nothingness pair
無間地獄
四字熟語
nothingness interval, ground prison
孤立無援
四字熟語
orphan stand, nothingness aid
天下無双
四字熟語
heaven below, nothingness pair
平穏無事
四字熟語
even calm, nothingness thing
無我夢中
四字熟語
nothingness ego, dream middle
傍若無人
四字熟語
beside as if, no one
無病息災
四字熟語
no illness, no calamity
感慨無量
四字熟語
deep emotion, immeasurable quantity
無茶苦茶
四字熟語
no tea, bitter tea
縦横無尽
四字熟語
vertical sideways, nothingness exhaust
厚顔無恥
四字熟語
thick face, nothingness shame
天衣無縫
四字熟語
heavenly garment, no seam
無味乾燥
四字熟語
no flavor, dry parched
後が無い
慣用句
there is nothing remaining left behind one