無何有

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 何 有
む
Grade: 4 		か
Grade: 2 		ゆう
Grade: 3
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term
無 何 有
む
Grade: 4 		か
Grade: 2 		う
Grade: 3
goon kan'on goon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むかう [mùkáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ka̠ɯ̟]
  • (Tokyo) むかゆう [mùkáꜜyùù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ka̠jɯ̟ː]

Noun

無(む)何(か)有(う) or 無(む)何(か)有(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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