無理|むりmuri[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, noununreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
   それは無理むりな注文ちゅうもんだ。↗

   Your demands are unreasonable.
2. na-adjective, nounimpossible
3. na-adjective, nounforcible; forced; compulsoryoft. adverbially as 〜に
4. na-adjectiveexcessive (work, etc.); immoderate
5. suru verb, intransitive verbto work too hard; to try too hard
6. interjectionno way; not a chance; never; dream on
7. no-adjective, mathirrational

• SynonymだめCasualColloquial for no good, useless, or not allowed; focuses on denying the result.
• Synonym不能ふのうWrittenWritten word for being unable to do something, as in 「再起不能」 and 「修復不能」.
• Related不可能ふかのうNeutralObjective, formal word for what cannot be done or achieved; 「無理」 also covers overdoing and unreasonableness.
• RelatedめちゃめちゃCasualColloquial and hyperbolic: a total mess or extremely so, as in 「部屋がめちゃめちゃ」.
• Related過度かどWrittenWritten word for exceeding the proper degree, as in 「過度な期待」; focuses on excess.
• RelatedめちゃくちゃCasualColloquial for something senseless or a complete mess; also an intensifier, as in 「めちゃくちゃ楽しい」.
• RelatedありえないCasualColloquial for impossible or unbelievable; young people often use it to express surprise.
• Related並み外れなみはずれWrittenWritten word for far beyond the average, as in 「並外れた体力」; usually positive.
• Related無茶むちゃCasualColloquial for reckless, rash behavior, as in 「無茶をするな」; stresses ignoring the consequences.
• Related極端きょくたんNeutralNeutral word for going to an extreme or leaning to one side, as in 「極端な意見」.
• Related過大かだいWrittenWritten word for too large or too high, as in 「過大評価」 and 「過大な負担」.
• Related過当かとうWrittenWritten word for excessive, as in 「過当競争」; mostly in economic contexts.
• Related過多かたWrittenWritten word for too much of something, as in 「情報過多」; focuses on quantity.
• Related法外ほうがいWrittenWritten word for outrageously beyond all reason, as in 「法外な値段」.
• Related甚だしいはなはだしいWrittenWritten word for extreme in degree, usually negative, as in 「甚だしい誤解」.
• RelatedでたらめCasualColloquial for talking nonsense or acting haphazardly, as in 「でたらめを言う」.
• RelatedむちゃくちゃCasualColloquial emphatic form of 「無茶」: extremely reckless, or an intensifier as in 「無茶苦茶楽しい」.
• Related過重かじゅうWrittenWritten word for an overly heavy burden, as in 「過重労働」; focuses on weight or load.
• RelatedとてつもないWrittenWritten word for scale or degree absurdly beyond normal, as in 「とてつもない計画」.
• Related非現実的ひげんじつてきWrittenMeans unrealistic, as in 「非現実的な目標」; leans toward written style.
• Antonym可能かのうNeutralAntonym of 「無理」: possible or feasible, as in 「実現可能」.
• Antonym容易よういNeutralAntonym of 「無理」: easy to do; leans toward written style.

Default to 「無理」 for something that cannot be done or that overdoes it. Use 「不可能」 for objective impossibility, 「無茶」 or 「めちゃくちゃ」 for reckless behavior, 「過度」 for excess, 「法外」 or 「とてつもない」 for the outrageous, and 「可能」 when something can be done.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 道理どうりに反はんすること。筋道すじみちが通とおらないこと。不合理ふごうり。また、そのさま。
2. 行おこなうのが非常ひじょうに難むずかしいこと。不可能ふかのうなこと。また、そのさま。
3. 強引ごういんに行おこなうこと。
4. 心身しんしんや経済的けいざいてき能力のうりょくなどに過度かどの負担ふたんをかけること。
5. (数学すうがく) 整数せいすうの比ひで表あらわせないこと。整式せいしき同士どうしの分ぶん数式すうしきの形かたちで表あらわせないこと。
6. 強引ごういんに行おこなう。
7. 過度かどの負担ふたんをかける。