無形

See also: 无形

Chinese
not have
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
trad. (無形) 無 形
simp. (无形) 无 形

Pronunciation

Adjective

無形

  1. (attributive) invisible; intangible; formless

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Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
無 形
む
Grade: 4		 ぎょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 無形／无形 (mju heng, literally “without shape”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むぎょー [mùgyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

無(む)形(ぎょう) • (mugyō) ←むぎやう (mugyau)?

  1. (Buddhism): formlessness, bodylessness; something that is shapeless and invisible

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
無 形
む
Grade: 4		 けい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 無形／无形 (mju heng, literally “without shape”). A combined reading, using the goon for 無 (mu) but the kan'on for 形 (kei), so this reading likely represents a later development in Japan.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むけー [mùkéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝke̞ː]

Noun

無(む)形(けい) • (mukei) 

  1. formlessness, shapelessness, invisibility, intangibility, incorporeality
    無形(むけい)の力(ちから)、無形(むけい)固定資産(こていしさん)
    mukei no chikara, mukei kotei shisan
    an invisible force, intangible fixed assets
Antonyms
See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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