Memory phrase for the Kanji: 無


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Meaning

none, not, naught, nil

Pronunciation

MU, BU
nai, nashi

Explanation

Top: dancer (originally image of dancers lined up, cf. dance 舞), bottom: fire

Mnemonic

A dancer in the fire? Not possible!

Radicals

fireBoth the radical renga and this radical are used for fire.
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Vocabulary

 無くす  なくす  to lose something, to get rid of
 無駄  むだ  futility, uselessness
 無限  むげん  infinite
 無理  むり  unreasonable, impossible
 無礼  ぶれい  impolite, rude
 無事  ぶじ  safety, peace, quietness
 無言  むごん  silence
 無線  むせん  wireless, radio
 罪の無い  つみのない  guiltless, innocent​


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