無 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「灬」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「灬」
- On
- ム・ブ
- Kun
- な(い)
- Meaning
- nothing, none, without, un-
Origin
Originally a pictograph of a person dancing while holding ornaments (the origin of 舞 'dance'); later borrowed to mean 'nothing' or 'without'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ム | 無名・無理・皆無 |
|---|---|
| ブ | 無事・無礼・無愛想 |
| ない | 無い・無くす・無くなる Compare: 亡い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 無理むり
impossible, unreasonable, overdoing it
- 無事ぶじ
safe, without incident
Example
無理をしないで、ゆっくり休んでね。
Don't overdo it; rest well, okay?
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)