無神経

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From () (mu, without) + 神経(しんけい) (shinkei, nerve).

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(しん)(けい) (mushinkei) -na (adnominal ()(しん)(けい) (mushinkei na), adverbial ()(しん)(けい) (mushinkei ni))

  1. inconsiderate; insensitive
    無神経(むしんけい)言動(げんどう)
    mushinkei na gendō
    inconsiderate words and actions

Inflection

Noun

()(しん)(けい) (mushinkei) 

  1. being inconsiderate; being insensitive

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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