Word Meaning 本来無一物

ほんらいむいちもつ honraimuichimotsu

本来無一物 is read as ほんらいむいちもつ (honraimuichimotsu) and means all things are essentially nothingness.

Meaning

English

  1. all things are essentially nothingness
  2. all things come from nothingness
  3. originally, there was nothing
  4. Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments

Reading

Kana

ほんらいむいちもつ

Romaji

honraimuichimotsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 31109 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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無一物

むいちぶつ

being free of earthly attachments

本物

ほんもの

genuine article

無生物

むせいぶつ

inanimate object

無機物

むきぶつ

inorganic substance

無機化合物

むきかごうぶつ

inorganic compound

本来

ほんらい

originally

本来の面目

ほんらいのめんもく

one's true nature

本来受信者

ほんらいじゅしんしゃ

preferred recipient

一物

いちぶつ

penis

一人物

いちじんぶつ

person to be reckoned with

特定外来生物

とくていがいらいせいぶつ

introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)