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無理 (むり): unreasonable, impossible — Japanese vocabulary

無理 is read むり and means "unreasonable, impossible". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

無理

Reading
むり · muri
Translation
unreasonable, impossible
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
むりが

Example

一日で全部覚えるのは無理です。

いちにちでぜんぶおぼえるのはむりです。

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Kanji in this word

  • 無 — nothing, without
  • 理 — reason, logic

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