Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
2. impossible
3. forcible; forced; compulsory
often as 無理に
Adjective (な)
4. excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Verb (する)
5. to work too hard; to try too hard
Interjection
Colloquialism
6. no way; not a chance; never; dream on
Adjective (の)
Math
7. irrational
Kanji used
nothing
logic
Pitch accent
Top 300
Composed of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
forcibly; against one's will
forcibly; against one's will
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
Examples (38 in total)
That is absolutely impossible!
It's impossible.
That's impossible for me.
It's absolutely impossible.
No, that's impossible.
Are you sure it's impossible?
Why is it impossible?
It's impossible to go out now.
You can't camp on the moon.
That would be physically impossible.
He was forced to buy stocks.
I made him go.
He made me go against my will.
I'm sorry, but that's impossible.
That job is impossible for me to do.
I can't do without sugar in my coffee.
It is impossible for him to do it in a day.
My parents made me go there.
Running so fast is impossible for me.
I'm sorry, but it's really not possible.
Everyone thinks it's impossible, but they won't say it.
Do you think it'll be impossible to finish this by five o'clock?
I think that's impossible in Tom's case.
Tom is too old to live alone.
I think that it is impossible to master a foreign language by self-learning.
It's impossible for me to explain it to you.
No one can force you to do anything against your will.
I can't carry this suitcase. It's too heavy.
I would like to visit Hungary, but it is not possible now.
I understand that life without love is impossible for me.
The gate is so narrow that the car can't pass through it.
300 sit-ups every day? That's completely impossible!
If you fall off that bridge, it'll be almost impossible to rescue you.
Write a thank-you note when someone goes out of his or her way to help you.
We found it impossible for us to cross the river.
300 squats a day? That's completely impossible!
I cannot finish reading such a thick book in a week.
However hard you try, you can't finish it in a week or so.