Chinese

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not have ashamed
trad. (無愧)
simp. (无愧)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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無愧

  1. to feel no qualms; to have a clear conscience

Usage notes

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  • Not be confused with the adverb 不愧 (bùkuì).

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
き > ぎ
Hyōgai
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 無愧 (MC mju kwijH).

First cited to roughly 797 CE.[1]

In specifically Buddhist contexts, may be encountered with the reading muki instead of the now-usual mugi.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()() (mugi-na (adnominal ()() (mugi na), adverbial ()() (mugi ni))

  1. shameless, even while committing evil acts

Inflection

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Noun

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()() (mugi

  1. shamelessness, even while committing evil acts

References

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  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 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN