How to say 'Non existent' in Japanese | 無い

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The Japanese word for Non existent is 'Nai', written as 無い in Japanese.'Non existent' in hiragana is ない.

word

無い

Meaning

Non existent

Reading

ない

nai

Kanji

無Nothing

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '無い (ない)' means 'nonexistent' or 'not present'. It is used to indicate the absence of something or to negate the existence of an object, state, or condition. This word is often used in everyday conversation and can be attached to nouns or used independently. For example: There is no money「お金がない」(おかねがない). I have no time「時間がない」(じかんがない). It can also be used to express the lack of necessity or obligation, as in 'You don't have to go'「行かなくてもいい」(いかなくてもいい). Note that 'ない' is often used in negative sentences and can be combined with verbs to form negative conjugations, such as '食べない' (たべない) meaning 'do not eat'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 無い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

無

Meaning

Nothing

Hiragana in the Word 無い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 無い Through the Kanji 無

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 無 as well.

word

無

Meaning

Without

word

無理

Meaning

Impossible

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無くなる

Meaning

Disappear, Runout

word

無し

Meaning

Without

word

無料

Meaning

Free

word

仕方無い

Meaning

Helpless

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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

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間も無く

Meaning

Soon

word

無茶

Meaning

Reckless

word

無用

Meaning

Useless, Unnecessary

word

無知

Meaning

Ignorance

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無能

Meaning

Incompetent

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無言

Meaning

Silence

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無生物

Meaning

Inanimate

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無限

Meaning

Infinite

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無制限

Meaning

Unlimited

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無数

Meaning

Countless

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無色

Meaning

Colorless

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無効

Meaning

Invalid

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無意味

Meaning

Meaningless

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無意識

Meaning

Unconsciously

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無関心

Meaning

Indifferent

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無関係

Meaning

Unrelated

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無責任

Meaning

Irresponsible

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無害

Meaning

Harmless

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無理矢理

Meaning

Forcibly

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無線

Meaning

Wireless

word

無視

Meaning

Ignore

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無駄

Meaning

Waste

word

無駄遣い

Meaning

Waste

word

無邪気

Meaning

Innocent

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