Japanese word

無人

Pronunciation

Romajimujin

Meaning

  • noununmanned

Example

その工場は無人です。so no kō jō wa mu jin de su

That factory is unmanned.

Illustration for 無人 (unmanned)

More examples

夜間は無人の売店でも買い物ができます。ya kan wa mu jin no bai ten de mo ka i mono ga de ki ma su

You can even buy things at the unmanned kiosk at night.

Core concept

Describes a place, facility, vehicle, or operation with no people present or assigned to it.

Common phrases

  • 無人島mu jin shima

    uninhabited island

  • 無人駅mu jin eki

    unmanned station

  • 無人販売所mu jin han bai sho

    unmanned roadside stand

  • 無人運転mu jin un ten

    driverless operation

  • 無人航空機mu jin kō kū ki

    unmanned aircraft

Similar words

無住mujū: Describes a place with no residents.

Definition in Japanese

人がいない状態であること。hito ga i na i jō tai de a ru ko to

Word origin

無人 (mujin) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 無 (mu, "without") and 人 (jin, "person"), expressing the absence of people.

Usage tips

  • In English, unmanned usually concerns a vehicle or machine with no human crew, whereas uninhabited concerns a place with no residents.

Other meanings

  • desertednoun
  • uninhabitednoun
  • unattendednoun

Opposites

  • 有人yūjinmannednoun

Related words

  • 無人化mujinkaunmanned operationnoun

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