Word Meaning 有無

うむ umu

有無 is read as うむ (umu) and means consent or refusal.

Meaning

English

consent or refusal
yes or no
existence or nonexistence
presence or absence

Reading

Kana

うむ

Romaji

umu

Writing Variants

有無ゆうむ yuumu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 328 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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有名無実

ゆうめいむじつ

in name but not in reality

有って無い

あってない

lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)

有無相通じる

うむあいつうじる

to help each other

有相無相

うそうむそう

all things in nature

有無を言わさず

うむをいわさず

peremptorily

有無を言わせず

うむをいわせず

peremptorily

有名無名

ゆうめいむめい

well-known and unknown

有り無し

ありなし

consent or refusal

有る無し

あるなし

presence or absence

有情無情

うじょうむじょう

sentient and nonsentient beings

有るか無きか

あるかなきか

so slight as to be all but non-existent

有形無形

ゆうけいむけい

tangible and intangible

Example Sentences

排卵の有無を調べる方法はありますか？

Is there some way to check for ovulation?

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

屋久島有無路 Yakushima Umumichi