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無理 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • impossible adj Not able to happen or be done.
  • incapable adjective Not able to do something; lacking the necessary skill or capacity.
  • irrational adj Not based on logic or reason; unfounded or nonsensical.

Senses

無理 is used for these senses in English:

  • impossible Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
  • incapable Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
  • irrational Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.
  • no way (idiomatic) Absolutely not; under no circumstances. [from 18th c.]

impossible — full definition

  1. adj Not able to happen or be done.
  2. adj Extremely difficult to deal with or put up with.

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