This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ム、ブ、な.い
Romaji: mu, bu, na.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  86
Frequency:  274
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-2-10
Korean Reading:  mu
Chinese Reading:  mo2
Unicode:  7121
JIS:  4C35

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2135
Nelson Index: 2773
New Nelson Index: 3439
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d8.8
Four Corner Index: 8033.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 796
Gakken Index: 227
Japanese Names Index: 1789
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19113
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0426
Remembering the kanji Index: 1775
Kanji Way Index: 179
Kanji Flashcards Index: 715
Kodansha Compact Index: 1280
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 620
Kanji in Context Index: 400
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1351
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1832
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1791
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1913
Essential Kanji Index: 386
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2648
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2340
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 723
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 600

Words

皆無 (かいむ)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
虚無 (きょむ)
nihility; nothingness
台無し (だいなし)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
縦横無尽 (じゅうおうむじん)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
神無月 (かんなづき、かみなづき)
tenth month of the lunar calendar
天地無用 (てんちむよう)
do not turn upside down
水無月 (みなづき、みなつき)
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
荒唐無稽 (こうとうむけい)
absurdity; nonsense; preposterous
事実無根 (じじつむこん)
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
厚顔無恥 (こうがんむち)
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
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