Kanji Detail for 罔 - "net, trap, nothing, deceive, ignorant"

罔

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
罔 means "net, trap, nothing, deceive, ignorant."
1. Net - A device for catching fish, birds, and animals.
2. Trap - To catch with a net.
3. Nothing - To not exist.
4. Deceive - To fool; to trick.
5. Ignorant - Dark; foolish; lacking knowledge.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

net

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

net; deceive; libel; negative

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

old variant of 罔[wang3]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

none; to deceive; to slander

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

A tool made by knotting rope for use in fields and fishing. Originally written as 网. Now commonly written as 網. 降罔 means to bring down punishment. Meaning to fall into the net of the law. Seen in (Book of Odes). | To deceive. (Analects) "He may be deceived. But cannot be entrapped." | A particle. Interchangeable with 無 (without).
Onyomi

boh(ぼう)

moh(もう)
Kunyomi

ami(あみ)

na.i(ない)

shi.iru(しいる)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

网罒㓁 (amigashira・amime)
Related Keywords
net device catching fish birds animals trap catch exist deceive fool trick ignorant dark foolish