無条件

See also: 无条件 and 無條件

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
じょう
Grade: 5
けん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
無條件 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (mu, no, un-) +‎ 条件 (jōken, condition)[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょーけん [mùjóꜜòkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ʑo̞ːkẽ̞ɴ]

Adjective

()(じょう)(けん) • (mujōken-na (adnominal ()(じょう)(けん) (mujōken na), adverbial ()(じょう)(けん) (mujōken ni))

  1. absolute, unconditional

Usage notes

The use of the particle (na) to make this into an adjective appears to be a relatively recent innovation. This term is listed in many dictionaries[1][2][3][4] only as a noun, which may be used with the particle (no, genitive or possessive) to modify a following noun. As such, the form 無条件な might be viewed as proscribed in more formal contexts.

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 条件付(じょうけんつ) (jōkentsuki, conditional)

Derived terms

Noun

()(じょう)(けん) • (mujōken

  1. absoluteness, unconditionality

Antonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN