Moto 無理 (むり)unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
- unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiableadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- impossibleadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- forcible; forced; compulsoryadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- excessive (work, etc.); immoderateadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- to work too hard; to try too hardnoun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- no way; not a chance; neverinterjection (kandoushi)
Kanji in 無理
- 無Nothingness; None; Ain'tRead with its on'yomi here
- 理Logic; Arrangement; ReasonRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
Words that share its kanji
- 無料むりょうfree (of charge); gratuitous
- 無所属むしょぞくindependent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
- 無職むしょくwithout an occupation; unemployed
- 無罪むざいinnocence; being not guilty
- 無線むせんradio (communication)
- 有無うむexistence or nonexistence; presence or absence
- 無償むしょうwithout compensation; without reward
- 無効むこうinvalid; void
- 理事りじdirector; trustee
- 理由りゆうreason; pretext
- 管理かんりcontrol; management (e.g. of a business)
- 処理しょりprocessing; dealing with
- 料理りょうりcooking; cookery
- 理りreason; principle
- 理解りかいunderstanding; comprehension
- 総理そうりprime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
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