無理

むり

unreasonable, impossible

Mnemonic

Murray むり says he will do the whole lot again tomorrow, on top of everything else. Murray, no. There is no version of that which works: むり.

Worth knowing

Works as a flat refusal on its own. 無理しないで is 'don't push yourself'.

Built from

無

nothing, without

A thicket of strokes over 灬 fire, the lot of it burnt away to nothing.

理

reason, logic

王 jewel + 里 village

Words sharing these kanji

無い nonexistent, not being 無事 safely, peacefully 無くなる to be lost, to be used up 無視 ignoring, disregarding 無駄 wasteful, useless 無し naught, nothing, without 無言 silence, muteness 理解 understanding, comprehension 理由 reason, cause 料理 cooking, cuisine

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