無人|むじんmujin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
ぶにんbunin[0]heiban (flat)むにんmunin
Definitions
  1. no-adjectiveunmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted
  2. noun, na-adjectiveshorthandedness; lack of helpむにん only adj-no
Conjugation
Plain form無人(むじん)
Polite (desu)無人です(むじんです)
Negative (dewa nai)無人ではない(むじんではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)無人ではありません(むじんではありません)
Past (datta)無人だった(むじんだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)無人ではなかった(むじんではなかった)
Te form (de)無人で(むじんで)
Adverbial (ni)無人に(むじんに)
Conditional (nara)無人なら(むじんなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related空っぽからっぽCasualColloquial: describes things with nothing inside, mainly containers and wallets. 「無人」 is about no people being present or unattended.
  • Related空からNeutralNeutral word for emptiness, as in 「空の箱」. 「無人」 focuses on the absence of people rather than an empty container or space.
  • RelatedガラガラCasualColloquial mimetic word for a place that is deserted or nearly empty, as in 「電車がガラガラ」. 「無人」 means no people or unattended.
  • RelatedがらんどうWrittenWritten/formal word for a place that is bare and empty; originally the main hall of a temple. 「無人」 is about the absence of people.
  • RelatedすっからかんCasualColloquial: completely empty or flat broke, with nothing left. 「無人」 is about there being no people.
  • Relatedがら空きがらあきCasualColloquial: seats or places nearly empty of people, also a weak, undefended state. 「無人」 means no people or unattended.
  • Antonym有人ゆうじんNeutralMeans manned or occupied, e.g. 「有人飛行」; the direct opposite of 「無人」.
  • Antonym満員まんいんNeutralMeans full or packed with people; the opposite of 「無人」 in terms of how many people are present.

Use 「無人」 for no one present, unattended or unmanned, as in 「無人駅」「無人機」. For empty containers use 「空っぽ」, for deserted places 「ガラガラ」 or 「がら空き」; the opposites are 「有人」 and 「満員」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとがいないこと。
  2. 人ひとが乗のったり操縦そうじゅうしたりしていないこと。
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