無愧

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Chinese

not have ashamed
trad. (無愧)
simp. (无愧)

Pronunciation


Verb

無愧

  1. to feel no qualms; to have a clear conscience

Usage notes

  • Not be confused with the adverb 不愧 (bùkuì).

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
き > ぎ
Hyōgai
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 無愧 (MC mju kwijH).

First cited to roughly 797 CE.[1]

In specifically Buddhist contexts, may be encountered with the reading muki instead of the now-usual mugi.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

()() (mugi-na (adnominal ()() (mugi na), adverbial ()() (mugi ni))

  1. shameless, even while committing evil acts

Inflection

Noun

()() (mugi

  1. shamelessness, even while committing evil acts

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN