無何有

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 2
ゆう
Grade: 3
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 2

Grade: 3
goon kan'on goon

Etymology

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Literary Chinese 無何有 (literally nothing exists), from the chapter 逍遙遊 of Zhuangzi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()() or ()()(ゆう) (mukau or mukayūむかいう (mukaiu)?

  1. (literary, attributive) a state of pure naturality, free from artifice

See also

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