無神経

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From () (mu, without) + (しん)(けい) (shinkei, nerve).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んけー [mùshíꜜǹkèè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕĩŋke̞ː]

Adjective

()(しん)(けい) • (mushinkei) -na (adnominal ()(しん)(けい) (mushinkei na), adverbial ()(しん)(けい) (mushinkei ni))

  1. inconsiderate; insensitive
    ()(しん)(けい)(げん)(どう)mushinkei na gendōinconsiderate words and actions

Inflection

Noun

()(しん)(けい) • (mushinkei) 

  1. being inconsiderate; being insensitive

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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