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How to say 'Impossible' in Japanese | 無理

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The Japanese word for Impossible is 'Muri', written as 無理 in Japanese.'Impossible' in hiragana is むり.

    word

    無理

    Meaning

    Impossible

    Reading

    むり

    muri

    Kanji

    Nothing Reason

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '無理 (むり)' means 'impossible' or 'unreasonable'. It is often used to describe situations, requests, or actions that are beyond one's capability or are too demanding. It can also imply that something is forced or done against one's will. For example: It's impossible to finish this by tomorrow「これを明日までに終わらせるのは無理だ」(これをあしたまでにおわらせるのはむりだ). Don't push yourself too hard; it's unreasonable「無理をしないで」(むりをしないで). The word can also be used to describe something that is physically or mentally straining, as in '無理な要求 (むりなようきゅう) (unreasonable demand)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N0

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    726

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 無理

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Nothing

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Reason

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'Muri' means 'Impossible' .

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