無 — nothingness, none, ain't

ない無 nothingness

U+7121 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes 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

word

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).

無(な) い nai nonexistent 名(な) 無(な) し nanashi anonymous 無(な) くなる nakunaru to disappear 無(な) し nashi without

む mu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

無(む) 料(りょう) muryou free of charge 無(む) 理(り) muri impossible 無(む) mu nothing 無(む) 視(し) mushi ignoring 無(ぶ) 事(じ) buji safe 無(む) 駄(だ) muda useless 無(む) 線(せん) musen wireless 無(む) 意(い) 識(しき) muishiki unconscious 無(む) 限(げん) mugen infinite 無(む) 効(こう) mukou invalid 有(う) 無(む) umu existence 無(む) 断(だん) mudan without permission 無(む) 償(しょう) mushou free of charge 無(む) 名(めい) mumei unknown 無(む) 関(かん) 係(けい) mukankei unrelated 無(む) 意(い) 味(み) muimi meaningless 無(む) 責(せき) 任(にん) musekinin irresponsible

Stroke order

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