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Kanji Information Sheet for 無 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: wheatsheaf burned, now none left
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #274 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #274 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 無い [ない]
(adj) there isn't; doesn't have [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無くす [なくす]
(v5s) (1) to lose something; (2) to get rid of [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 無理 [むり]
(adj-na,n,vs) unreasonable; impossible; overdoing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無くなる [なくなる]
(v5r) to disappear; to get lost [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 無視 [むし]
(n,vs) disregard; ignore [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無事 [ぶじ]
(adj-na,n) safety; peace; quietness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無料 [むりょう]
(adj-no,n) free; no charge [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無し [なし]
(n,n-suf) without [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無駄 [むだ]
(adj-na,n) futility; uselessness [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 有無 [うむ]
(n) yes or no; existence; flag indicator (comp); presence or absence marker [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無数 [むすう]
(adj-na,n) countless number; infinite number [K] [D] [Jisho] - 間も無く [まもなく]
(adv) soon; before long; in a short time [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無地 [むじ]
(n) plain; unfigured [K] [D] [Jisho] - 御無沙汰 [ごぶさた]
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無限 [むげん]
(adj-na,n) infinite [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 無邪気 [むじゃき]
(adj-na,n) innocence; simple-mindedness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無礼 [ぶれい]
(adj-na,n) impolite; rude [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無論 [むろん]
(adv) of course; naturally [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無闇に [むやみに]
(uk) unreasonably; absurdly; recklessly; indiscreetly; at random [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無線 [むせん]
(n) wireless; radio [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無意味 [むいみ]
(adj-na,n) nonsense; no meaning [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無駄遣い [むだづかい]
(n,vs) waste money on; squander money on; flog a dead horse [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無断 [むだん]
(n) without permission; without notice [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無知 [むち]
(adj-na,n) ignorance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無茶 [むちゃ]
(adj-na,n) absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash; absurdity; nonsense [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 無死 [むし]
(n) baseball with no outs [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無理やり [むりやり]
(adv,n) forcibly; against one's will [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無資格 [むしかく]
(adj-na,n) unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有耶無耶 [うやむや]
(adj-na,n) indefinite; hazy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 其れと無く [それとなく]
(adv) indirectly; obliquely [K] [D] [Jisho] - 皆無 [かいむ]
(adj-na,n) nothing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無実 [むじつ]
(n) innocent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無量 [むりょう]
(n) immeasurable [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無力 [むりょく]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無重量 [むじゅうりょう]
(n) weightlessness; zero gravity [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無所属 [むしょぞく]
(n) independent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無傷 [むきず]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unhurt; uninjured; unwounded; flawless; spotless; sound; perfect [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無償 [むしょう]
(n) no compensation; free of charge [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無情 [むじょう]
(adj-na,n) heartlessness; hardness; cruelty; ruthless [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無条件 [むじょうけん]
(n) unconditional [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無職 [むしょく]
(n) without an occupation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無色 [むしょく]
(n) colourless; achromatic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無心 [むしん]
(adj-na,n) innocent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無神経 [むしんけい]
(adj-na,n) insensibility; thick-skinned [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無人 [むじん]
(adj-na,n) (1) lack of help; (2) unmanned; uninhabited [K] [D] [Jisho] - 申し分無い [もうしぶんない]
no objection; nothing to criticize [K] [D] [Jisho] - 事実無根 [じじつむこん]
(n) groundless; entirely contrary to fact [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無尽蔵 [むじんぞう]
(adj-na,n) inexhaustible supply [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無制限 [むせいげん]
(adj-na,n) limitless [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無性に [むしょうに]
(adv) excessively; very much [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.