Meanings
Noun
1. nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero
Prefix
2. un-; non-
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (352 in total)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted
of course; certainly; naturally
having no wife; being single; being unmarried; unmarried man
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
disregarding; ignoring
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
innumerable; countless; numberless
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
innocence; being not guilty
odorless; odourless; unscented
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
without lights
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
without permission; without notice
unowned; unpossessed
belonging to no party or school of thought
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
irresponsibility
priceless
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
innocent; simple-minded
unrelated
avidya (ignorance)
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
voiceless sound
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
silence
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
free (of charge); gratuitous
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
unconditional
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
worthlessness
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
rash; reckless
supreme; greatest; highest; best
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
nullification; annihilation
non-volitional; involuntary; spontaneous; unintentional
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
apathetic; indifferent
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
nihility; nothingness
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
harmless
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; matchless
nonresistance
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
useless; futile; vain
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
disorder; chaos; confusion
moonless sky (poetic usage)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
unimpressive; unimpressed
undefeated
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
weightlessness; zero gravity
penniless; broke
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
random; unintentional; unintended
lacking a plan; haphazard
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
unconscious
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
false charge
inorganic
trackless; reckless; dissipated
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
indefinite
nothing; nil; naught; nought
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
immeasurable
inanimate object
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
unsigned; without a signature
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
painless
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
hairless
purposeless; aimless
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
unpaid; nonsalaried
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
asexual
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
meaningless; insignificance
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
unsigned; unregistered
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
a blank mind
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
sugarless; unsweetened
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
temple lacking a priest
weightlessness; zero gravity
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
statelessness; stateless
infinite; boundless
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
lacking property
(earning or paying) no interest
free-to-play; without paying
unapproved; lack of approval
without accident
not in the family register; lacking a family register
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
anarchy
uncritical; blind
unsecured (loan)
unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
duty-free; tax-free
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
additive-free
scoreless (game or competition)
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
wind egg; unfertilized egg; unfertilised egg
recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
limitless; apolar; limitlessness of taiji
lacking talent or ability
without warning or notice
flawlessness
without rank
non-response
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
not taking an examination; not having to take an examination
non-anger; non-hatred; no-enmity
groundless
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
irrational number
without lights
unaccompanied
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person
all-encompassing; unqualified (e.g. opinion)
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
non-denominational; churchless
charge-free; free of charge
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
bare-headed; uncovered
in sound health
having no income; state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything
immediacy (in philosophy); directness
lacking fixed principles; inconsistent; fickle
being out of office; lacking a title
nonexistence or existence; absence or presence
unpatterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); unfigured; plain
without money; no need for money
amorphous; shapeless
illiteracy
unarmed
village lacking a doctor; doctorless village
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
without missing (a day of) work
thoughtless; heedless; rash
noninterference; nonintervention
without a vote
free of charge
smokeless (gun)powder
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist
lacking talent; lacking accomplishments
artless; simple
unintentional
(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
lacking a registered domicile
without an audience; crowdless; behind closed doors
subclinical; asymptomatic; without symptoms
hornless; polled
(earning or paying) no interest
unsigned; unattributed
not having a plan; aimlessness; having no definite plan
asexuality (lack of sexual attraction to others); non-sexual love
uncontrolled
(the state of) anarchy
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
perfect attendance
lawless; unregulated
consistency (of an axiomatic system)
transom; fanlight
unscented; non-scented; fragrance-free; unflavoured
virtueless; (arch.) poor
pure; unadulterated
not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; itinerant monk; pilgrim
the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
non-sectarian
not submitted to the selecting committee
infinite; incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party
unpolluted; non-polluting
chatterbot; chatbot
unglazed (e.g. pottery)
unfiltered (alcohol)
irreligion; atheism
anhydrous; absolute
normal temperature
belonging to no (political) faction
no artificial coloring added (foods, drinks, etc.)
dimensionless number; dimensionless quantity
no hits
without an occupation
no outs
blank verse
Uninterruptible Power Supply; UPS
kanji without kanbun assistance markings; poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; meaningless; incomprehensible
Mushikikai; formless realm; world free of greed or matter
unexamined; untested; unscreened
lacking a portfolio (of a minister of state, etc.)
salt free; no-salt; unsalted
inorganic chemistry
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment
immaculacy (i.e. freedom from original sin); immaculateness
atelectasis
lacking opposition or competition
lack of a warranty (products, etc.); lack of security (e.g. loan)
calm belt (e.g. doldrums)
lacking funds
inorganic compound
political independents
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
uninterruptible power supply; UPS
omni-directional (microphone, etc.); nondirectional
dull lustre; dull luster; matt (appearance)
(haiku) lacking seasonal references
unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable
(in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)
unconditional branch
non-store retailing
fat-free; no fat
lack of boundary; borderless (psych.); confluence (psych.)
unbiasedness; objectivity
clean room (e.g. in semiconductor manufacturing); cleanroom
aphagia; non-eating
non-craving; non-coveting
lack of rainfall; drought
paying no dividend
unranked shrine
non-conversion; nonconversion
pre-literate society; non-literate society
unconditioned reflex
Anura; order comprising the frogs and toads
without fault; without mistakes; no-fault; impeccability
(being) free of chemical seasoning (esp. MSG)
election in a safe seat
pure soy milk; unprocessed soy milk; untreated soy milk
ASCII data transfer with XON-XOFF flow control
recoilless rifle
(fully) automated factory
(riding or entering) without a ticket
a bearer stock
unrecognized; unrecognised; lack of recognition
low-status samurai without land; low-status farmer without land
agnathans (jawless fishes of superclass Agnatha)
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
preceramic period
no operation instruction; no op
unspecified bit rate; UBR
imperative statement; unconditional statement
silent time; silence period
non-store type (retailing, business, etc.)
anaerobic respiration
anhydrous alcohol; absolute alcohol
anurans (tailless amphibians)
matte paper
no-par stock; no-par-value stock
no-par stock; no-par-value stock
change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world
imperceptible earthquake
no-fault liability principle
polled cattle
uncut; unabridged
tailless aircraft; tail-less airplane
tailless airplane; tail-less airplane
impunitive; not tending to blame others
impunitive; not tending to blame others
acid-free paper; archival paper
uninsured person
astomatous
continuously variable transmission; CVT
inductive charging; wireless charging
unaspirated sound
zero article; having no article
additional tax charged for not filing one's return on time
no delusion
risk-free interest rate
Examples (3 in total)
When the universe was born, something came from nothing.
Can we create something out of nothing?
In short, all our efforts resulted in nothing.