無性に

Japanese
Kanji in this term
無 性
む
Grade: 4		 しょう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むしょーに [mùshóó ní] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː ɲ̟i]

Adverb

無(む)性(しょう)に • (mushō ni) ←むしやうに (musyauni)?

  1. very much for no particular reason
    無性(むしょう)に食(た)べたくなる ― mushō ni tabetaku naru ― wanting to eat
    無性(むしょう)に泣(な)きたくなる ― mushō ni nakitaku naru ― wanting to cry
    無性(むしょう)に眠(ねむ)い ― mushō ni nemui ― sleepy for some reason
    生理(せいり)前(まえ)で無性(むしょう)にイライラ ― seiri-mae de mushō ni iraira ― irritable before one's period

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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