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Kanji 無: meaning "nothing, without", readings, stroke order

The kanji 無 means "nothing, without". On'yomi: ム、ブ; kun'yomi: ない. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
nothing, without
On'yomi
ムブ
Kun'yomi
ない
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 無

  • 無くす なくす — to lose something
  • 無理 むり — unreasonable, impossible
  • 無くなる なくなる — to disappear, to get lost
  • 無駄 むだ — Waste / useless
  • 有無 うむ — yes or no, presence or absence
  • 無 む — nothing, naught, zero
  • 無視 むし — disregard, ignore
  • 無料 むりょう — free, no charge
  • 無し なし — without
  • 無 ぶ — nothing, naught, nil, zero
  • 無事 ぶじ — safety, peace
  • 御無沙汰 ごぶさた — not writing or contacting for a while

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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