むい
Meanings
Na-adjective
No-adjective
Noun
1. idleness; inactivity
Other spellings
無為
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
むい
Used in vocabulary
無為自然
abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; unconditioned nature; unconditioned spontaneity
Noun
無為無能
idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time
Noun
無策無為
do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation
Noun
Examples1
無為
If you are idle, be not solitary, if you are solitary, be not idle.