無 Kanji – nothingness
The Japanese kanji 無 can mean nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not.
Meaning and Readings
How is 無 read?
無 has the onyomi readings ム, ブ and the kunyomi reading ない.
In romaji, these readings can be written as mu, bu, nai.
Common Japanese Words Using 無
These common Japanese words contain 無. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- だらし無い（だらしない） — slovenly (appearance, work, etc.), sloppy, untidy, undisciplined, careless, loose, slack
- とんでも無い（とんでもない） — unthinkable, unexpected, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, terrible
- 皆無（かいむ） — nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 感慨無量（かんがいむりょう） — deep emotion, being filled with emotion
- 虚無（きょむ） — nihility, nothingness
- ご無沙汰（ごぶさた） — not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
- 事実無根（じじつむこん） — groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 台無し（だいなし） — spoiled, spoilt, ruined, wasted (chance, etc.), messed up, destroyed, (coming to) nothing
- 無い（ない） — nonexistent, not being (there)
- 無くす（なくす） — to lose (something)