無
nothingness · none · ain't · nothing · nil · not
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of dancing person. Nothing.
Symbolism
Nothing, infinite, free. Represents nothing.
Spiritual Meaning
Represents ultimate state in Buddhism and Taoism - liberation from attachment and true freedom.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
悪逆無道
あくぎゃくむどう
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; treacherous
感慨無量
かんがいむりょう
deep emotion; being filled with emotion; deep emotion
公平無私
こうへいむし
impartiality; fair play; impartiality
厚顔無恥
こうがんむち
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous; shameless
荒唐無稽
こうとうむけい
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous; absurd
事実無根
じじつむこん
groundless; entirely contrary to fact; groundless
遮二無二
しゃにむに
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong; desperately
縦横無尽
じゅうおうむじん
freely; right and left; as one pleases; freely
諸行無常
しょぎょうむじょう
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent; all things must pass
千万無量
せんまんむりょう
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable; innumerable
天衣無縫
てんいむほう
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless; perfect beauty with no trace of artifice
天下無双
てんかむそう
peerless; unequaled; unequalled; peerless
天地無用
てんちむよう
do not turn upside down; do not turn upside down
平穏無事
へいおんぶじ
peaceful; quiet; uneventful; peaceful
傍若無人
ぼうじゃくぶじん
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; behaving outrageously as though there were no one around
無為徒食
むいとしょく
idling one's time away; idling one's time away
無為無策
むいむさく
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
無我夢中
むがむちゅう
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself; losing oneself (in)
無事息災
ぶじそくさい
safe and healthy; health and longevity; safe and healthy
無知蒙昧
むちもうまい
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant; unenlightened
無茶苦茶
むちゃくちゃ
nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; nonsensical
無二無三
むにむさん
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; in earnest
無味乾燥
むみかんそう
dull; uninteresting; dry; dull
無欲恬淡
むよくてんたん
indifferent to worldly gain; indifferent to worldly gain
無理算段
むりさんだん
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit; scraping together (a sum of money)
無理難題
むりなんだい
unreasonable demand; unreasonable demand
問答無用
もんどうむよう
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion; there being no use in arguing (about it)
唯一無二
ゆいいつむに
one and only; unique; one and only
有害無益
ゆうがいむえき
more harm than good; harmful and of no use; more harm than good
有名無実
ゆうめいむじつ
in name but not in reality; in name but not in reality
慇懃無礼
いんぎんぶれい
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart; superficially polite but actually rude
有耶無耶
うやむや
indefinite; hazy; vague; indefinite
人畜無害
じんちくむがい
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; harmless to humans and animals
広大無辺
こうだいむへん
boundless; infinite; vast; boundless
完全無欠
かんぜんむけつ
flawless; absolute perfection; flawless
無芸大食
むげいたいしょく
lacking the talent to do anything but eat; lacking the talent to do anything but eat
無念無想
むねんむそう
free from worldly or worthless thoughts; free from worldly or worthless thoughts
無常迅速
むじょうじんそく
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times; the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death
無理往生
むりおうじょう
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion; forced compliance
無理無体
むりむたい
by force; by force
無間地獄
むけんじごく
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering; the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
純真無垢
じゅんしんむく
pure; purity; pure
融通無碍
ゆうずうむげ
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable; free, unfettered and flexible
傲岸無礼
ごうがんぶれい
arrogance; arrogance
傲慢無礼
ごうまんぶれい
(arrogance and) insolence; (arrogance and) insolence
有形無形
ゆうけいむけい
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual; tangible and intangible
有象無象
うぞうむぞう
mob; the masses; rabble; mob
清浄無垢
せいじょうむく
purity; spotlessness; purity
天壌無窮
てんじょうむきゅう
as eternal as heaven and earth; as eternal as heaven and earth
国士無双
こくしむそう
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them; distinguished person
無罪放免
むざいほうめん
acquittal; acquittal
天下無敵
てんかむてき
peerless; unequalled; unequaled; peerless
海内無双
かいだいむそう
unparalleled in the whole country; unparalleled in the whole country
古今無双
ここんむそう
unparalleled in history; unparalleled in history
孤立無援
こりつむえん
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted; isolated and helpless
残念無念
ざんねんむねん
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; deep regret
痛快無比
つうかいむひ
very thrilling; extremely delightful; awfully pleasant; very thrilling
放蕩無頼
ほうとうぶらい
being dissolute and unruly; ruining oneself by leading a fast life; being dissolute and unruly
無位無官
むいむかん
having no special rank or title; having no special rank or title
無為自然
むいしぜん
abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; unconditioned nature; abandoning artifice and just being oneself
無為無能
むいむのう
idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time; idle and incompetent
無学文盲
むがくもんもう
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person; ignorant and illiterate
無病息災
むびょうそくさい
sound health; sound health
問答無益
もんどうむえき
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion; there being no use in arguing (about it)
薬石無効
やくせきむこう
neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient; neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient
冷酷無情
れいこくむじょう
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cruel and heartless
金甌無欠
きんおうむけつ
flawless; perfect; (a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces; flawless
冷酷無残
れいこくむざん
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cruel and heartless
安穏無事
あんのんぶじ
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful; peace and quiet
虚無恬淡
きょむてんたん
rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless; rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless
縦横無礙
じゅうおうむげ
being as free as the air; active without any restraint; being as free as the air
純一無雑
じゅんいつむざつ
pure and unadulterated; pure in heart; simplehearted; pure and unadulterated
大逆無道
たいぎゃくむどう
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; heinous
他言無用
たごんむよう
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word; not a word to anyone
忠勇無双
ちゅうゆうむそう
of peerless loyalty and bravery; of peerless loyalty and bravery
天下無類
てんかむるい
peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country; peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country
当代無双
とうだいむそう
being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present; being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
南無三宝
なむさんぼう
Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)
剽悍無比
ひょうかんむひ
as fierce and nimble as any; daring and agile without equal; as fierce and nimble as any
無事平穏
ぶじへいおん
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful; peace and quiet
無礼千万
ぶれいせんばん
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite); extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
平安無事
へいあんぶじ
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful; peace and quiet
無益有害
むえきゆうがい
useless and harmful; useless and harmful
無学無識
むがくむしき
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment; illiterate and ignorant
無学無知
むがくむち
illiterate and ignorant; illiterate and ignorant
無垢清浄
むくせいじょう
pure and innocent; immaculate; pure and innocent
無策無為
むさくむい
do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation; do-nothingism
無始無終
むしむしゅう
everlastingness; eternity; everlastingness
無色透明
むしょくとうめい
colorless and transparent; colorless and transparent
無想無念
むそうむねん
being free from all distracting thoughts; keeping one's mind clear of all worldly thoughts; being free from all ideas and thoughts; being free from all distracting thoughts
無知愚昧
むちぐまい
unenlightened; in the darkest ignorance; not knowing from A to B; unenlightened
無知文盲
むちもんもう
ignorance and illiteracy; ignorance and illiteracy
無手勝流
むてかつりゅう
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); winning without fighting
無念千万
むねんせんばん
being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed; being really disappointed
無理非道
むりひどう
unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable; unreasonable and unjust
無量無辺
むりょうむへん
immense and limitless; immense and limitless
勇猛無比
ゆうもうむひ
most brave; as brave as any; unmatched for valor; most brave
市井無頼
しせいぶらい
urban villain; street hoodlum; urban villain
無明長夜
むみょうじょうや
the long night of spiritual darkness; the long night of spiritual darkness
諸法無我
しょほうむが
idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances; idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances
無私無偏
むしむへん
to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit; to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit
無私無欲
むしむよく
selflessness; unselfishness; selflessness
有相無相
うそうむそう
all things in nature; the whole creation; all things in nature