無慈悲(むじひ)

むじひ
na-adjective, noun
merciless; ruthless; cruel
1. merciless; ruthless; cruel; heartless
Lacking compassion or mercy; showing no pity. Used to describe people, actions, or abstract forces (like fate or nature) that are unforgiving. Composed of 無 (without) + 慈悲 (mercy/compassion).
無慈悲(むじひ)な仕打(しう)ちに耐(た)えた。
I endured merciless treatment.
自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい)は無慈悲(むじひ)に人々(ひとびと)の生活(せいかつ)を奪(うば)う。
Natural disasters mercilessly rob people of their livelihoods.
戦争(せんそう)の無慈悲(むじひ)な現実(げんじつ)を伝(つた)えるドキュメンタリーが放送(ほうそう)された。
A documentary conveying the merciless reality of war was broadcast.

USAGE:
無慈悲(むじひ) is a na-adjective: 無慈悲(むじひ)な (attributive) and 無慈悲(むじひ)に (adverbial). It is a literary or formal word, more commonly found in writing, news, and dramatic contexts than in casual conversation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無慈悲(むじひ)な攻撃(こうげき) (merciless attack)
  • 無慈悲(むじひ)な仕打(しう)ち (cruel treatment)
  • 無慈悲(むじひ)に切(き)り捨(す)てる (ruthlessly discard)
  • 無慈悲(むじひ)な現実(げんじつ) (merciless reality)

SIMILAR WORDS:
冷酷(れいこく) means "cold-hearted" or "ruthless" with an emphasis on emotional coldness. 残酷(ざんこく) means "cruel" or "brutal" and emphasizes the infliction of suffering. 非情(ひじょう) means "heartless" or "unfeeling."

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