Meanings
Noun
1. nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero
Prefix
2. un-; non-
Kanji used
nothing
Pitch accent
Top 2500
Used in vocabulary (363 in total)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
disregarding; ignoring
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
innumerable; countless; numberless
of course; certainly; naturally
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
innocent; simple-minded
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
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
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
irresponsibility
free (of charge); gratuitous
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
nihility; nothingness
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
apathetic; indifferent
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
innocence; being not guilty
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
useless; futile; vain
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
disorder; chaos; confusion
moonless sky (poetic usage)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
worthlessness
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
unimpressive; unimpressed
undefeated
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
without permission; without notice
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
avidya (ignorance)
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
weightlessness; zero gravity
penniless; broke
random; unintentional; unintended
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
supreme; greatest; highest; best
lacking a plan; haphazard
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
inorganic
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
trackless; reckless; dissipated
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
immeasurable
nothing; nil; naught; nought
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
odorless; odourless; unscented
inanimate object
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
unsigned; without a signature
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
purposeless; aimless
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
unpaid; nonsalaried
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
meaningless; insignificance
unsigned; unregistered
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
a blank mind
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
sugarless; unsweetened
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
statelessness; stateless
lacking property
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
infinite; boundless
weightlessness; zero gravity
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
flawlessness
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
temple lacking a priest
(earning or paying) no interest
free-to-play; without paying
groundless
unapproved; lack of approval
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
not in the family register; lacking a family register
without accident
unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified
uncritical; blind
unsecured (loan)
recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
duty-free; tax-free
additive-free
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
without rank
unintentional
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
scoreless (game or competition)
lacking talent or ability
without warning or notice
wind egg; unfertilized egg; unfertilised egg
limitless; apolar; limitlessness of taiji
priceless
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
not taking an examination; not having to take an examination
non-anger; non-hatred; no-enmity
in sound health
without money; no need for money
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
voiceless sound
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
unowned; unpossessed
charge-free; free of charge
irrational number
without lights
all-encompassing; unqualified (e.g. opinion)
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person
bare-headed; uncovered
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
non-denominational; churchless
being out of office; lacking a title
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
having no income; state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything
immediacy (in philosophy); directness
nonexistence or existence; absence or presence
lacking fixed principles; inconsistent; fickle
amorphous; shapeless
village lacking a doctor; doctorless village
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
illiteracy
thoughtless; heedless; rash
without missing (a day of) work
noninterference; nonintervention
free of charge
lacking talent; lacking accomplishments
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist
smokeless (gun)powder
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
artless; simple
lacking a registered domicile
unpatterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); unfigured; plain
without an audience; crowdless; behind closed doors
perfect attendance
nullification; annihilation
subclinical; asymptomatic; without symptoms
not having a plan; aimlessness; having no definite plan
asexuality (lack of sexual attraction to others); non-sexual love
(earning or paying) no interest
unsigned; unattributed
without lights
hornless; polled
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
(the state of) anarchy
non-volitional; involuntary; spontaneous; unintentional
unscented; non-scented; fragrance-free; unflavoured
consistency (of an axiomatic system)
lawless; unregulated
pure; unadulterated
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
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?"
unpolluted; non-polluting
virtueless; (arch.) poor
infinite; incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party
irreligion; atheism
anhydrous; absolute
unfiltered (alcohol)
belonging to no (political) faction
not submitted to the selecting committee
having no wife; being single; being unmarried; unmarried man
no artificial coloring added (foods, drinks, etc.)
normal temperature
dimensionless number; dimensionless quantity
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
no outs
Mushikikai; formless realm; world free of greed or matter
unexamined; untested; unscreened
unglazed (e.g. pottery)
lacking a portfolio (of a minister of state, etc.)
salt free; no-salt; raw fish; fresh fish; purity; naive person
omni-directional (microphone, etc.); nondirectional
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment
inorganic chemistry
immaculacy (i.e. freedom from original sin); immaculateness
lacking opposition or competition
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
calm belt (e.g. doldrums)
dull lustre; dull luster; matt (appearance)
lack of a warranty (products, etc.); lack of security (e.g. loan)
political independents
uninterruptible power supply; UPS
belonging to no party or school of thought
kanji without kanbun assistance markings; poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; meaningless; incomprehensible
(in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)
aphagia; non-eating
unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable
lack of boundary; borderless (psych.); confluence (psych.)
(haiku) lacking seasonal references
unbiasedness; objectivity
clean room (e.g. in semiconductor manufacturing); cleanroom
fat-free; no fat
transom; fanlight
without an occupation
non-craving; non-coveting
Anura; order comprising the frogs and toads
paying no dividend
non-conversion; nonconversion
(being) free of chemical seasoning (esp. MSG)
without fault; without mistakes; no-fault; impeccability
lack of rainfall; drought
pre-literate society; non-literate society
unranked shrine
election in a safe seat
pure soy milk; unprocessed soy milk; untreated soy milk
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
low-status samurai without land; low-status farmer without land
(fully) automated factory
unaspirated sound
ASCII data transfer with XON-XOFF flow control
silent time; silence period
anaerobic respiration
astomatous
imperceptible earthquake
anhydrous alcohol; absolute alcohol
impunitive; not tending to blame others
unspecified bit rate; UBR
impunitive; not tending to blame others
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
tailless airplane; tail-less airplane
risk-free interest rate
(riding or entering) without a ticket
no delusion
unrecognized; unrecognised; lack of recognition
continuously variable transmission; CVT
change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world
no-par stock; no-par-value stock
anurans (tailless amphibians)
acid-free paper; archival paper
agnathans (jawless fishes of superclass Agnatha)
imperative statement; unconditional statement
uncut; unabridged
no-par stock; no-par-value stock
tailless aircraft; tail-less airplane
zero article; having no article
non-store type (retailing, business, etc.)
inductive charging; wireless charging
no operation instruction; no op
additional tax charged for not filing one's return on time
Lecanorchis japonica (species of saprophytic orchid)
pollen-free Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
pollen-free Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
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.