無神経

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 神 経
む
Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
無神經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 無(む) (mu, “without”) + 神(しん)経(けい) (shinkei, “nerve”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むし​んけー [mùshíꜜǹkèè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕĩŋke̞ː]

Adjective

無(む)神(しん)経(けい) • (mushinkei) -na (adnominal 無(む)神(しん)経(けい)な (mushinkei na), adverbial 無(む)神(しん)経(けい)に (mushinkei ni))

  1. inconsiderate; insensitive
    無(む)神(しん)経(けい)な言(げん)動(どう) ― mushinkei na gendō ― inconsiderate words and actions

Inflection

Noun

無(む)神(しん)経(けい) • (mushinkei) 

  1. being inconsiderate; being insensitive

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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