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無形

無形

See also: 无形

Chinese

 
-less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-
 
to appear; to look; form; shape
trad. (無形) 無 形
simp. (无形) 无 形

Adjective

無形

  1. (attributive) invisible; intangible; formless

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • 無形中／无形中
  • 無形損耗／无形损耗
  • 無形資產／无形资产

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
無 形
む
Grade: 4 		ぎょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 無形 ‎(mju heng, literally “without shape”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

無形 ‎(hiragana むぎょう, romaji mugyō, historical hiragana むぎやう)

  1. (Buddhism): formlessness, bodylessness; something that is shapeless and invisible

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
無 形
む
Grade: 4 		けい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 無形 ‎(mju heng, literally “without shape”). A combined reading, using the goon for 無 ‎(mu) but the kan'on for 形 ‎(kei), so this reading likely represents a later development in Japan.

Pronunciation

Noun

無形 ‎(hiragana むけい, romaji mukei)

  1. formlessness, shapelessness, invisibility, intangibility, incorporeality
    無形 (むけい)の力 (ちから)、無形 (むけい)固定資産 (こていしさん)
    mukei no chikara, mukei kotei shisan
    an invisible force, intangible fixed assets
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References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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