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無
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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
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JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5

  1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    それは無理(むり)だ。
    That's unreasonable.

  2. impossible

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    絶対(ぜったい)無理(むり)だ。
    It's absolutely impossible.

  3. forcible; forced; compulsory

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  4. excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  5. to work too hard; to try too hard

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  6. no way; not a chance; never; dream on

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

  7. irrational

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

What does 無理 mean in English?

  1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable(adj-na, n)
  2. impossible(adj-na, n)
  3. forcible; forced; compulsory(adj-na, n)
  4. excessive (work, etc.); immoderate(adj-na)
  5. to work too hard; to try too hard(vs)
  6. no way; not a chance; never; dream on(int)
  7. irrational(adj-no)

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無理 (muri)