無し

なし · nashi · JLPT N3 · noun

without

無 = nothing, none (as in mu); nashi is the classical form of nai, not there

無 (mu) means nothing or none, as in 無料 (muryō, free of charge). 無し is the old dictionary form of 無い (nai, not exist), and it survives in phrases like 砂糖無し (satō nashi, without sugar). Sound hook: nah, she has none.

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