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無理

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

無理 — “impossible, unreasonable”

無理 (read むり) means impossible, unreasonable. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a な-adjective.

Reading

むり

Meaning

impossible, unreasonable

無理 in a sentence

一日いちにちで終わるおわるのは無理むりです。

Finishing it in one day is impossible.

The kanji in 無理

理logic, principle

Words that share a kanji with 無理

無くすなくす— to lose something
無事にぶじに— safely, without incident
無しなし— without, none
無ぶ— un-, without, lacking (prefix)
無事ぶじ— safe, unharmed, without incident
無視むし— ignoring, disregard
無駄むだ— useless, waste, futile
無料むりょう— free of charge, free

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