無情(むじょう)

むじょう
na-adjective, noun
heartless; merciless; cold
See also: 無常(むじょう) (impermanence)
1. heartless; merciless; cold; ruthless
Lacking compassion or sympathy. Describes people, actions, or situations that show no warmth or consideration for others' feelings.
無情(むじょう)な仕打(しう)ちだ。
That's heartless treatment.
彼(かれ)は無情(むじょう)にも申(もう)し出(で)を断(ことわ)った。
He mercilessly rejected the offer.
無情(むじょう)な雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り続(つづ)き、被災地(ひさいち)の人々(ひとびと)はさらに苦(くる)しんだ。
The merciless rain continued to fall, causing further suffering for the disaster victims.

USAGE:
Can describe people, actions, or even nature (rain, wind) that shows no mercy. Often used in literary and dramatic contexts. The adverbial form 無情(むじょう)にも (mercilessly) is common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無情(むじょう)な仕打(しう)ち (heartless treatment)
  • 無情(むじょう)にも (mercilessly; used as an adverb)
  • 無情(むじょう)な現実(げんじつ) (heartless reality)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 冷酷(れいこく): cruel, cold-blooded — stronger, implies deliberate cruelty
  • 薄情(はくじょう): unfeeling, ungrateful — focuses on lack of emotional attachment
  • 無常(むじょう): impermanence — a Buddhist concept about transience, NOT the same word despite identical reading
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