Where does “無理” come from?
無理 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 無 — nothing, nothingness; mu; the null set: neither...
無理 (Japanese): cannot, impossible, incapable; irrational,...
Definitions
- cannot, impossible, incapable; irrational,...
Ancestry of “無理”, step by step
無理 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 無
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 無 | nothing, nothingness; mu; the null set: neither... |
via Japanese 理
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 理 | reason, logic |