EntryCommon
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    idleness; inactivity

    無為なれば孤独を避けよ。孤独なれば無為を避けよ。
    If you are idle, be not solitary, if you are solitary, be not idle.
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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of

Kun
ためな.るな.すす.るたりつく.るなり
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
831 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 35

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Used in names as

びい

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-9-4, 3-5-4SKIP code
4d5.8The Kanji Dictionary
3402.7Four corner code
950deroo
70baUnicode hex code
1-16-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
138Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3411New Nelson (John Haig)
3577New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4395Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2225Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2994Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1918Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2067Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1137A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1005Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
977Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18981PMorohashi
1003A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1484Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1581Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1514Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1277Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
446crowley
736Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1274Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1937Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4, wei2Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level