(むりょう)

むりょう
noun, no-adjective
free (of charge)
1. free of charge, without cost
Not requiring payment. Available at no cost.
This parking lot is free.
You can download it for free.
入場(にゅうじょう)無料(むりょう)イベントです。
It's a free admission event.

無料(むりょう) is the formal word for 'free of charge.' It functions as a noun and as a no-adjective (無料(むりょう)の). The kanji literally mean 'no' (()) + 'fee' ((りょう)).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 無料(むりょう)で (for free — with particle で)
  • 無料(むりょう)の + noun (free ~)
  • 入場(にゅうじょう)無料(むりょう) (free admission)
  • 送料(そうりょう)無料(むりょう) (free shipping)
  • 無料(むりょう)体験(たいけん) (free trial)
  • 無料(むりょう)サンプル (free sample)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ただ / タダ: free (casual, spoken)
  • 無料(むりょう): free (formal, written, signs)
  • 無償(むしょう): free, without compensation (legal/official contexts)

ANTONYM:

  • 有料(ゆうりょう): paid, requiring payment