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): [mɯ̟ᵝka̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

• (Tokyo) むか​ゆう [mùkáꜜyùù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝka̠jɯ̟ᵝː]

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

• 無(む)何(か)有(う)の郷(さと) (mukau no sato)