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Definition and Synonyms for 无
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無し |
重要でない量 |
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Nix |
a quantity of no importance |
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Synonyms: |
ない, なし, ゼロ, ナッシング, 無, 無, 皆無, 絶無, 零 |
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無 |
存在しない状態 |
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Nihility |
the state of nonexistence |
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Synonyms: |
ない, 無, 無, 虚無 |
Meanings for each kanji in 无
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无 |
nothing; not exist; crooked heaven radical (no.71) |
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Sample Sentences for 无
いろはにほへと ちりぬるを わかよたれそ つねならむ うゐのおくやま けふこえて あさきゆめみし ゑひもせすん
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
已むに已まれずやっているんです。
I do it because I have to.
う～む、相貌から判断するに上海からか。
Hrmmm, to judge from their looks they might be from Shanghai.
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Since "無" is usually used in conjunction with another word, Eg. 無知/博識 むち/はくしき (ignorance-knowledgeable) or 無理/道理 むり/どうり (unreasonable-reasonable) I don't think it has an exact opposite on its own. If you are trying to get the meaning un, none or without, maybe you should use nashi (なし) which uses the same kanji with the kunyomi 無し(Japanese pronounciation)
I am afraid my explaination may not be too good but it would be like using the "un" in unreal to indicate nothing or zero. It lacks a real meaning so therefore it has not got a perfect opposite.
I hope this helps and it is a great question that got me thinking about all the subtle differences between Japanese and all other languages.
Cheers,聡