無為 | Japanese meaning

無為【むい】

Frequency rank: 18,778. – 18,875.

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

idleness; inactivity

Forms

無為【むい】Frequency rank: 18,778. – 18,875.
むい

Generated definitions (experimental)

idleness; inactivity

This refers to a state of being inactive or not engaged in any useful activity. It often carries a connotation of doing nothing intentionally, sometimes seen as negative or as a waste of time.

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He enjoys spending idle time.

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A life of idleness can sometimes lead to boredom.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to spend time idlyidle lifetime of idlenessinaction or inactivity without a planto remain idlehabit of idlenessto live idlyto enjoy idlenessyears of inactivitystate of idleness

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう（むい、ぶいきごう）しぜん自然にまかせ任せてをくわえない手を加えないこと．.
きごう（むいきごう）なん何もせずぶらぶらしていること．.
きごう（ぶいきごう）ぶじ無事でいじょうが異常がないこと．.
きごう（むい、ぶいきごう）しょうめつ生滅・へんか変化しないもの．.

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Example sentences

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1. なれ。なれ。

If you are idle, be not solitary, if you are solitary, be not idle.

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