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The name Nothing in Chinese / Japanese...

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Nothing / Nothingness

 wú
 mu
 
Nothing / Nothingness Scroll

無 is the simple way to express “nothing.”

However, this single character leaves a bit of mystery as to what you might really mean if you hang it as a wall scroll. I'm not saying that's a bad thing; as you can decide what it means to you, and you won't be wrong if you stay within the general context.

More info: 無 is usually used as a suffix or prefix for Chinese and Japanese words (also old Korean). It can be compared to “un-” or “-less” in English. It can also mean “not to have,” no, none, not, “to lack,” or nothingness.

Nothingness / Empty / Void

 xū kōng
 kokuu
Nothingness / Empty / Void Scroll

虛空 means empty space, empty sky, or void.

In the Buddhist context, it can mean “emptiness of the material world.” This can also be used as an adjective to modify other words with a meaning of unreal or insubstantial.

 kōng wú
 kuu mu
Nothingness Scroll

空無 is “nothingness” in a Buddhist context.

The first character means empty but can also mean air or sky (air and sky have no form).

The second character means have not, no, none, not, or to lack.

Together these characters reinforce each other into a word that means “absolute nothingness.”

I know this is a term used in Buddhism, but I have not yet figured out the context in which it is used. I suppose it can be the fact that Buddhists believe that the world is a non-real illusion, or perhaps it's about visualizing yourself as “nothing” and therefore leaving behind your desire and worldliness.
Buddhist concepts and titles often have this element of ambiguity or, rather, “mystery.” Therefore, such ideas can have different meanings to different people, and that's okay. If you don't get it right in this lifetime, there will be plenty more lifetimes to master it (whatever “it” is, and if “it” really exists at all).

Soothill defines this as “Unreality, or immateriality, of things, which is defined as nothing existing of independent or self-contained nature.”


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
他(P)
外(P)

see styles
 hoka
    ほか
(1) another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) (esp. 外) (See 思いのほか) beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside; (4) (kana only) (as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.) (nothing) except; (nothing) but; (nothing) other than; (nothing to do) but; (n,adv) (5) (as ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc.) besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...

Variations:
以外の何者でもない
以外の何者でも無い

see styles
 igainonanimonodemonai
    いがいのなにものでもない
(expression) (after a noun) nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

沒有甚麼不可能


没有什么不可能

see styles
méi yǒu shén me bù kě néng
    mei2 you3 shen2 me5 bu4 ke3 neng2
mei yu shen me pu k`o neng
    mei yu shen me pu ko neng

More info & calligraphy:

Nothing is Impossible
nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it

虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず

see styles
 koketsuniirazunbakojioezu / koketsunirazunbakojioezu
    こけつにいらずんばこじをえず    koketsuniirazunbakoshioezu / koketsunirazunbakoshioezu
    こけつにいらずんばこしをえず
(expression) (idiom) nothing ventured, nothing gained


see styles

    xu3
hsü
 hoo
    ほお
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
(adverb) under (esp. influence or guidance); (particle) (1) (kana only) only; merely; nothing but; no more than; (2) (kana only) approximately; about; (3) (kana only) just (finished, etc.); (4) (kana only) as if to; (as though) about to; (5) (kana only) indicates emphasis; (6) (kana only) always; constantly; (particle) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) approximately; about; (2) only; nothing but; (3) just (finished, etc.); (surname) Hoo
Grant, permit, admit, promise; very.

二邊


二边

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èr biān
    er4 bian1
erh pien
 nihen
(a) 有邊 That things exist; (6) 無邊 that since nothing is self-existent, things cannot be said to exist. (2) (a) 增益邊 The plus side, the common belief in a soul and permanence; (b) 損減邊 the minus side, that nothing exists even of karma. (3) (a) 斷邊見 and (b) 常邊見 annihilation and immortality; v. 見.

何も

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 nanimo
    なにも
(expression) (1) (with neg. verb) (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing; (expression) (2) (as ...も何も) and everything else; and all; (expression) (3) (as ...なくてもいい, ...ことはない, etc.) (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

何ら

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 nanra
    なんら
    nanira
    なにら
(adv,n) (1) whatever; what; what sort of; any kind of; (2) nothing whatever (with neg. verb); (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (adv,n) (1) whatever; what; what sort of; any kind of; (2) nothing whatever (with neg. verb)

唯識


唯识

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wéi shì
    wei2 shi4
wei shih
 yuishiki
    ゆいしき
{Buddh} vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind)
vijñānamatra(vada) cittamatra. Idealism, the doctrine that nothing exists apart from mind, 識外無法.

沒事


没事

see styles
méi shì
    mei2 shi4
mei shih
it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)

無非


无非

see styles
wú fēi
    wu2 fei1
wu fei
 mu hi
only; nothing else
nothing but

空空

see styles
kōng kōng
    kong1 kong1
k`ung k`ung
    kung kung
 kūkū
    くうくう
empty; vacuous; nothing; vacant; in vain; all for nothing; air-to-air (missile)
(noun or adjectival noun) empty; vacant; void
Unreality of unreality. When all has been regarded as illusion, or unreal, the abstract idea of unreality itself must be destroyed.

縁起

see styles
 engi(p); inen(ok)
    えんぎ(P); いんえん(ok)
(1) omen; sign of luck; (2) origin; history; causation; (3) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (orig. meaning) (See 因縁生起) dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

隣虛


隣虚

see styles
lín xū
    lin2 xu1
lin hsü
 rinko
Next to nothing, the minutest particle, an atom.

七種捨


七种舍

see styles
qī zhǒng shě
    qi1 zhong3 she3
ch`i chung she
    chi chung she
 shichishu sha
Seven abandonments or riddances―cherishing none and nothing, no relations with others, riddance of love and hate, of anxiety about the salvation of others, of form, giving to others (e.g. supererogation), benefiting others without hope of return. Another form is―cherishing nothing, riddance of love and hate, of desire, anger, etc., of anxiety about, etc., as above.

三不知

see styles
sān bù zhī
    san1 bu4 zhi1
san pu chih
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end; to know nothing at all

沒什麼


没什么

see styles
méi shén me
    mei2 shen2 me5
mei shen me
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome

沒有事


没有事

see styles
méi yǒu shì
    mei2 you3 shi4
mei yu shih
not a bit; nothing is up; nothing alarming is happening

沒甚麼

see styles
méi shén me
    mei2 shen2 me5
mei shen me
nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind

沒說的


没说的

see styles
méi shuō de
    mei2 shuo1 de5
mei shuo te
nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem

無所得


无所得

see styles
wú suǒ dé
    wu2 suo3 de2
wu so te
 mushotoku
    むしょとく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) having no income; (2) {Buddh} state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything
Nowhere, or nothing obtainable, the immaterial universal reality behind all phenomena.

空騒ぎ

see styles
 karasawagi
    からさわぎ
(noun/participle) (1) making a fuss; (2) Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare); (wk) Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)

から騒ぎ

see styles
 karasawagi
    からさわぎ
(noun/participle) (1) making a fuss; (2) Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare); (wk) Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)

しか無い

see styles
 shikanai
    しかない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after a verb) having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (after a noun or counter) having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

不增不減


不增不减

see styles
bù zēng bù jiǎn
    bu4 zeng1 bu4 jian3
pu tseng pu chien
 fuzō fugen
Neither adding nor subtracting; nothing can be added or taken away. In referenc to the absolute 實相之空理 nothing can be added or taken away; vice versa with the relative.

不怎麼樣


不怎么样

see styles
bù zěn me yàng
    bu4 zen3 me5 yang4
pu tsen me yang
not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it

不生不滅


不生不灭

see styles
bù shēng bù miè
    bu4 sheng1 bu4 mie4
pu sheng pu mieh
 fushoufumetsu / fushofumetsu
    ふしょうふめつ
{Buddh} (See 生滅) neither arising nor ceasing
v. 不滅 'Neither (to be) born nor ended' is another term for 常住 permanent, eternal; nothing having been created nothing can be destroyed; Hīnayāna limits the meaning to the state of nirvana, no more births and deaths; Mahāyāna in its Mādhyamika form extends it universally, no birth and death, no creation and annihilation, see 中論.

何ちゅう

see styles
 nanchuu / nanchu
    なんちゅう
(expression) (1) (colloquialism) (See 何という・1) how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (See 何という・2) nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; (expression) (3) (colloquialism) (See 何という・3) of what name

俯仰天地

see styles
 fugyoutenchi / fugyotenchi
    ふぎょうてんち
(yoji) looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)

因縁生起

see styles
 innenseiki / innenseki
    いんねんせいき
{Buddh} dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Nothing
Nothingness

muwú / wu2 / wu
Nothingness
Empty
Void
虛空
虚空
kokuu / kokuxū kōng / xu1 kong1 / xu kong / xukonghsü k`ung / hsükung / hsü kung
Nothingness空無
空无
kuu mu / kuumu / ku mukōng wú / kong1 wu2 / kong wu / kongwuk`ung wu / kungwu / kung wu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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