Word Meaning 無い

ない nai

無い is read as ない (nai) and means not.

Meaning

English

  1. not
  2. unique
  3. nonexistent
  4. not being (there)
  5. to not be
  6. to have not
  7. impossible
  8. won't happen

Reading

Kana

ない

Romaji

nai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 有る Rank 7325 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄遣い

むだづかい

waste (of money, time, etc.)

無人

ぶにん

shorthandedness

無理

むり

impossible

無茶

むちゃ

rash

無料

むりょう

free (of charge)

無事

ぶじ

good health

Example Sentences

10

きょうはくもひとつない。

There isn't a single cloud today.

そのうわさはこんきょがない。

That rumor has no basis.

I have no name yet.

I have a poor appetite these days.

You can't spend what you don't have.

This is not a sentence.

There isn't a single cloud in the sky.

I have no leisure to study.

Turtles don't have teeth.

There are no roses without thorns.