Last Updated :2025/12/07

無為

Hiragana
むい
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
人為的に何も行わないこと、作為のないこと。また、そのさま。 / 仏教・道教などで、煩悩や執着から離れ、原因や結果の連鎖を超えた絶対的・究極的な境地。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにもしないでいるようすや、人のせいらくにしたがって、むりにうごかないこと
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Sense(1)

idle and inactive

Sense(2)

(Taoism) to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach

Sense(3)

(Buddhism) of the ultimate truth of detachment from nidāna (causes and effects)

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idle and inactive / (Taoism) to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach / (Buddhism) of the ultimate truth of detachment from nidāna (causes and effects)

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無為

彼は無為に過ごす日々に飽き飽きしていた。

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He was tired of his idle and inactive days.

He was tired of his idle and inactive days.

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彼は無為に過ごす日々に飽き飽きしていた。

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