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Kanji Detail for 勿 - "do not"

勿

  • Meaning

    勿 means "do not." Also associated with none.

    1. Do not - A negative imperative; prohibition.

    2. None - Nothing; absence of.

  • Words using 勿

    • 勿論 もちろん Listen of course; certainly; naturally
    • 勿体ない もったいない Listen wasteful; a waste; too good

  • Tattoo check: 勿

    • Verified meaning: do not
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: none

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    not; must not; do not; be not

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    must not, do not; without, never

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    do not

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    must not, do not; without, never

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Don't. A word of prohibition.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    botsu(ボツ) ボツ

    butsu(ブツ) ブツ

    mochi(モチ) モチ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    naka.re(なかれ) なかれ

    nashi(なし) なし

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    勹 (tsutsumigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    do not none forbidden abstain avoid cease deny disallow halt imperative negate negative neglect prohibit refrain reject veto

Sentences including 勿

  • I took it for granted that you would come to my party.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 勹 (tsutsumigamae)

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