Meanings
Noun
1. 存在の対立概念。哲学や宗教において根本的なテーマとなる。類似の概念に「空」がある。
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Used in vocabulary (363 in total)
① 道理に反すること。筋道が通らないこと。不合理。② 行うのが非常に難しいこと。不可能なこと。③ 強引に行うこと。④ 心身や経済的能力などに過度の負担をかけること。
① 見落としてしまうこと。認識できていないこと。② ないものと見なすこと。取るに足らないとみなして考慮しないこと。③ 相手にしないこと。連絡や声掛け、指示などを放置し対応しないこと。ないがしろにすること。
① 役に立たない、効果の無い又は不要に贅沢なもの。
① 簡単には数え切れないほどたくさんの数。
① 言うまでもないさま。
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
① 悪気のなく、素直な様子。
① 意味の無いこと。役に立たず、つまらないこと。くだらないこと。また、そのさま。
① 能力・体力・勢力・財力などの力がないこと。またはそのさま。
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)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
① 電気製品において、(従来は互いに配線をしていた仕組みが)配線をせずに電力や信号が届くようになっている仕組み。電波、光などが用いられる。ワイヤレス。② 無線通信の短縮語。③ アマチュア無線の短縮語。
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
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
① 責任感の無い様子。
① 物やサービスなどの対価として料金が徴収されないこと。
① 残酷なこと。いたましいこと。あわれなこと。また、そのさま。「見るも無残な光景」
① 心身の汚れていないこと。純真無垢。② うぶなこと。③ 混じり物の無いこと。
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
① 知識の無いこと。② 知恵が無いこと。
① 効力の無いこと。そのように認められる状態。② 意図した結果が出ていないさま。③ 法律行為や行政行為で、1.の状態にあること。最初から効力がなく、誰もが無効を主張しうるという点で、法的な取消と異なる。
① 口数が少ないこと。あまり喋らないこと。またそのさま。
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
① ある事に対し、関心を持っていない様子。
① 思い遣る心が無いこと。
① なにもなく、虚しいこと。② あらゆる価値や意味を空虚に感じること。③ わだかまりがないこと。虚心。④ 無限の宇宙。はてしない大空。虚空。
① 考え、思慮、分別がないこと。② 連歌で無心連歌のこと。③ 狂歌のこと。④ 無邪気なこと。邪念のないこと。⑤ 意志や感情を持たないこと。⑥ 金品をねだること。
① 思い遣りのないこと。② 精神や感情のないこと。
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
① 害の無いこと。
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
① 並ぶものが無いほど優れていること。無二。② 衣服・器具などの表裏・内外を同一の布・材料で作ること。③ (相撲)相手の腿に手を当てて倒す技。
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
① 罪を犯したものとされないこと。
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
① 決まった職業を持たないこと。職に就いていないこと。② 真っ当な職に就かず世を渡ること。またはその人。やくざ。渡世人。
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)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
① 有相無相の別表記。② 1 から派生して、とるに足りない人々を低くしてひとくくりに呼ぶ言い方。
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
① 価値がないこと。何の利益も生み出さないこと。② 刑法学の用語で、負の方向に価値があること。有害性や危険性があること。
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
unimpressive; unimpressed
undefeated
① 二つとないこと。
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
① 適当な方法や方策がなにもないこと。
① 決断力がないこと。優柔不断であること。不断。② 相手の承諾を得ないこと。無許可。
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
① 布や紙などの面が単色であること。
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
① 比べるものが無いこと。対立するものが無いこと。
① 色がついていないこと。② 思想に偏りが無いこと。
① 煩悩に覆われて真理を悟ることのできない状態。
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
① 重量がないこと。重力や慣性力の和が零ベクトルにきわめて近いこと。無重量。
penniless; broke
random; unintentional; unintended
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
supreme; greatest; highest; best
lacking a plan; haphazard
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
① 生命が関与していないこと。生物らしいを与えていないこと。② 化合物が炭素を含んでいないこと。構成する元素の種類は多いが、単調な種類、構造の化合物がある。③ 「無機質」「無機栽培」「無機化学」「無機化合物」の略。
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
① 無心であること。② あらゆる事物には永遠・不変な実体が存在しないこと。
trackless; reckless; dissipated
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
① 尽きることがないこと。② 「無尽講」の略。
immeasurable
nothing; nil; naught; nought
① 知識の無いこと。② 知恵が無いこと。
odorless; odourless; unscented
inanimate object
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
numb; insensitive (e.g. to pain); apathetic; insensitive; indifferent
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
unsigned; without a signature
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
① 免許を持っていないこと。免許を受けていないこと。
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
purposeless; aimless
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
① 給料が支払われないこと。
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
a blank mind
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
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
① 財産の蓄えの無いこと。② 「無産階級」の略。
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
① 重量がないこと。重力や慣性力の和が零ベクトルにきわめて近いこと。無重力。
infinite; boundless
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
flawlessness
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
statelessness; stateless
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
temple lacking a priest
(earning or paying) no interest
free-to-play; without paying
① 政府が存在しないこと。
groundless
unapproved; lack of approval
not in the family register; lacking a family register
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
without accident
① 資格を持っていないこと。資格を受けていないこと。
uncritical; blind
unsecured (loan)
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
additive-free
① 意志のないこと。故意ではないこと。
duty-free; tax-free
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
scoreless (game or competition)
wind egg; unfertilized egg; unfertilised egg
without rank
recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
lacking talent or ability
limitless; apolar; limitlessness of taiji
without warning or notice
priceless
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
non-anger; non-hatred; no-enmity
not taking an examination; not having to take an examination
in sound health
without money; no need for money
never being late (for school, work, etc.); always being on time
unowned; unpossessed
voiceless sound
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
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
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
bare-headed; uncovered
immediacy (in philosophy); directness
nonexistence or existence; absence or presence
lacking fixed principles; inconsistent; fickle
① 刀剣をつけていないこと。丸腰。
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
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist
smokeless (gun)powder
lacking talent; lacking accomplishments
artless; simple
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
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
hornless; polled
without lights
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?"
virtueless; (arch.) poor
infinite; incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party
irreligion; atheism
unfiltered (alcohol)
unpolluted; non-polluting
not submitted to the selecting committee
① 妻を持たないこと。また、その男性。
anhydrous; absolute
no artificial coloring added (foods, drinks, etc.)
normal temperature
dimensionless number; dimensionless quantity
belonging to no (political) faction
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
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment
inorganic chemistry
immaculacy (i.e. freedom from original sin); immaculateness
lacking opposition or competition
omni-directional (microphone, etc.); nondirectional
calm belt (e.g. doldrums)
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
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
① 配当を実施しないこと。無配。
non-conversion; nonconversion
(being) free of chemical seasoning (esp. MSG)
① 過失がないこと。
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
① 人間が揺れを感じることはないが、地震計には記録される地震。気象庁震度階級において、震度0の地震がこれにあたる。
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.