See also: 无条件 and 無條件

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(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

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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.

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Noun

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()(じょう)(けん) (mujōken

  1. absoluteness, unconditionality

Antonyms

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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 2.2 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
  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