無心

Reading

Kana: むしん

Romaji: mushin

Definitions

adj-na

noun

adj-no

1

innocence

2

insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.)

3

free from obstructive thoughts

(Buddhist term)

See also: 有心

vs

vt

4

to pester someone (for cash, etc.)

Kanji

無

Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い

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

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Example Sentences

あいつはいつも親(おや)に金(きん)を無心(むしん)している。

➥That guy is always asking his parents for money.

言外(げんがい)の意味(いみ)を読(よ)み取(と)るならば、この手紙(てがみ)はお金(かね)の無心(むしん)です。

➥If you read between the lines, this letter is a request for money.