without

(turkey) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PRESUF
This is the kanji for ない, although it is seldom used anymore.

Onyomi

MU

you can't say MOO without a cow!

Mnemonic

OK, this is basically like "scorch" kanji ( 焦) but WITHOUT the little 'head' in the center: The top of 無 is flat, WITHOUT a 'head'.

Kunyomi

( xxx ) な*い SUFFIX which turns the previous word into a negative. 金=money。 金無い= no money. KANA
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

無料(むりょう)

free ★★★★☆
(without) + (ingredients / fees) = 無料 (free)

free (not like Martin Luther King, I mean free like a free magazine full of articles on how to become a stripper)

無理(むり)

impossible ★★★☆☆
(without) + (reason) = 無理 (impossible)

無視(むし) する

to ignore or snub someone or something. ★★★☆☆
(without) + (peer at) = 無視 (to ignore or snub someone or something.)

xxx の 無駄(むだ)

waste ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
(without) + (bad quality) = 無駄 (waste )

a waste of something (time, money)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
without NO HEAD
char / scorch HEAD

OK,without (無) is basically like the "scorch" kanji ( 焦) but WITHOUT the little line that sticks up in the center.

As usual, we'll call the sticky-uppy line a 'head'.

So you can say,

The top of WITHOUT is flat, because it's WITHOUT a 'HEAD'.

Or, alternatively, "You're scorching my HEAD!!!"

Used In

Synonyms

outrageous
ムチャクチャ 怪しからん    無茶    ばかげてる みっともない だらしない
rash, hasty, impulsive
衝動的に    軽率    無謀    無茶