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How to say 'Free' in Japanese | 無料

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The Japanese word for Free is 'Muryou', written as 無料 in Japanese.'Free' in hiragana is むりょう.

    word

    無料

    Meaning

    Free

    Reading

    むりょう

    muryou

    Kanji

    無Nothing 料Materials, Fee

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '無料 (むりょう)' means 'free' in the sense of something being provided without charge. It is commonly used in contexts such as free services, free admission, or free items. For example: The museum is free today「今日は美術館が無料です」(きょうはびじゅつかんがむりょうです). This app is free to download「このアプリは無料でダウンロードできます」(このアプリはむりょうでダウンロードできます). Note that '無料' specifically refers to the absence of cost and should not be confused with '自由 (じゆう)', which means 'freedom'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2763

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 無料

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    無

    Meaning

    Nothing

  • kanji

    料

    Meaning

    Materials, Fee

Words Related to 無料 Through the Kanji 無

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 無 as well.

  • word

    無い

    Meaning

    Non existent

  • word

    無

    Meaning

    Without

  • word

    無理

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    無くなる

    Meaning

    Disappear, Runout

  • word

    無し

    Meaning

    Without

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    無論

    Meaning

    Of course, Naturally

  • word

    無くす

    Meaning

    Lose

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    御無沙汰

    Meaning

    Neglect

  • word

    無事

    Meaning

    Safely

  • word

    無口

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    無茶

    Meaning

    Reckless

  • word

    無用

    Meaning

    Useless, Unnecessary

  • word

    無知

    Meaning

    Ignorance

  • word

    無能

    Meaning

    Incompetent

  • word

    無言

    Meaning

    Silence

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    無限

    Meaning

    Infinite

  • word

    無制限

    Meaning

    Unlimited

  • word

    無数

    Meaning

    Countless

  • word

    無色

    Meaning

    Colorless

  • word

    無効

    Meaning

    Invalid

  • word

    無意味

    Meaning

    Meaningless

  • word

    無意識

    Meaning

    Unconsciously

  • word

    無関心

    Meaning

    Indifferent

  • word

    無関係

    Meaning

    Unrelated

  • word

    無責任

    Meaning

    Irresponsible

  • word

    無害

    Meaning

    Harmless

  • word

    無理矢理

    Meaning

    Forcibly

  • word

    無線

    Meaning

    Wireless

  • word

    無視

    Meaning

    Ignore

  • word

    無駄

    Meaning

    Waste

  • word

    無駄遣い

    Meaning

    Waste

  • word

    無邪気

    Meaning

    Innocent

Words Related to 無料 Through the Kanji 料

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 料 as well.

  • word

    料理

    Meaning

    Cooking, Cuisine

  • word

    料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    資料

    Meaning

    Materials

  • word

    材料

    Meaning

    Material, Ingredient

  • word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    給料

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    送料

    Meaning

    Shipping

  • word

    食料

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    燃料

    Meaning

    Fuel

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    史料

    Meaning

    Materials, Historical

  • word

    原料

    Meaning

    Raw material

  • word

    調味料

    Meaning

    Seasoning

  • word

    飲料

    Meaning

    Beverage

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'Muryou' means 'Free' .

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