Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 無為(むい) in Japanese

無為
Kana Reading
むい
Romaji
mui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    idleness; inactivity
    Example sentence
    無為なれば孤独を避けよ。孤独なれば無為を避けよ。 If you are idle, be not solitary, if you are solitary, be not idle.

Examples of 無為, むい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

為 JLPT 1

9 strokes

do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: ため, な.る, な.す, す.る, たり, つく.る, なり

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無 JLPT 2

12 strokes

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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