• 無む — nothing, none
• 無理むり — unreasonable, impossible
• 無事ぶじ — safe, peaceful
• 無料むりょう — free of charge
• 無口むくち — reticent, silent
• 無視むし — ignore, disregard

Originally derived from a pictogram of a person dancing with outstretched arms, later used phonetically for “not” or “none.” It evolved over time, simplifying the shape to represent the abstract concept of negation or absence.

無料むりょうで 入場にゅうじょうできます。
You can enter for free.

彼かれは 無口むくちな人ひとです。
He is a quiet person.

無ないことを 証明しょうめいするのは難むずかしい。
It is hard to prove something doesn't exist.

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