無（む）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: nothingness / emptiness
Example sentences
- 禅では無の境地を大切にする。 — In Zen, the state of nothingness is highly valued.
- 無から新しいものが生まれる。 — Something new is born out of nothingness.
Idioms & proverbs containing “無”
- 感慨無量 (かんがいむりょう) — deep emotion; being filled with emotion
- 事実無根 (じじつむこん) — groundless; entirely contrary to fact
- 無茶苦茶 (むちゃくちゃ) — nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic
- 有耶無耶 (うやむや) — indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
- 無くて七癖 (なくてななくせ) — every person has their eccentricities
- 多芸は無芸 (たげいはむげい) — a jack of all trades is a master of none
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See it used in real works
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- Hear “無” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)