Quick answer
無 is the kanji for "Nothing". A common reading is な.い (nai). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Nothing
Also : Not · Nil · None · Ain't · Nothingness
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 無 represents 'NOTHINGNESS'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of nothingness.
On-reading: む — remember this sound by associating it with nothingness. Kun-reading: な.い.
Example Sentences
無駄な時間を省きました。
むだなじかんをはぶきました。
I eliminated wasted time.
無事に目的地に到着できたと聞いて、ほっと胸をなでおろしました。
ぶじにもくてきちにとうちゃくできたときいて、ほっとむねをなでおろしました。
Hearing that you arrived safely at your destination, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Vocabulary using 無
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