無愧

Chinese

not have ashamed
trad. (無愧) 無 愧
simp. (无愧) 无 愧

Pronunciation


Verb

無愧

  1. to feel no qualms; to have a clear conscience

Usage notes

  • Not be confused with the adverb 不愧 (bùkuì).

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
無 愧
む
Grade: 4
き > ぎ
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 無愧 (MC mɨo kˠiuɪH).

First cited to roughly 797 CE.[1]

In specifically Buddhist contexts, may be encountered with the reading muki instead of the now-usual mugi.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

無(む)愧(ぎ) • (mugi) -na (adnominal 無(む)愧(ぎ)な (mugi na), adverbial 無(む)愧(ぎ)に (mugi ni))

  1. shameless, even while committing evil acts

Inflection

Noun

無(む)愧(ぎ) • (mugi) 

  1. shamelessness, even while committing evil acts

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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