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無為
Hiragana
むい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
何もせずぶらぶらしていること / 積極的に行動しないこと / (道教) 作為的な行為を避け、自然の成り行きに任せること
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにもしないでいることや、人のちからをかりずにしぜんのなりゆきにまかせること
Sense(1)
idleness, inactivity
Sense(2)
(Taoism) to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach
Sense(3)
(Buddhism) the ultimate truth of detachment from nidāna (causes and effects); nonaction
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idleness, inactivity / (Taoism) to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach
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無為
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He is leading a life of idleness.
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彼は無為の生活を送っている。
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