(むに)

むに
noun, no-adjective
unique; peerless; one and only
abstract
1. unique; peerless; matchless; one and only
Having no equal or duplicate; something or someone so special that there is no second.
He is my one and only best friend.
This work is said to be a peerless masterpiece.

Literally means "without a second" — () (without/none) + () (two/second). The word expresses the idea that something is so exceptional that there is nothing else like it.

Most commonly encountered in the four-character compound 唯一無二(ゆいいつむに) (one and only; absolutely unique), which is widely used in both spoken and written Japanese. On its own, 無二(むに) appears primarily in the set phrase 無二(むに)親友(しんゆう) (irreplaceable best friend) and in literary contexts.

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