nothing, nothingness / (Buddhism) mu; the null set: neither yes nor no (in response to a koan or other question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer).

non-, un- / non-, un-

giving / providing

urgent business

conjecture about a presently occurring situation that the speaker has no direct knowledge about

The hiragana syllable む (mu). Its equivalent in katakana is ム (mu). It is the thirty-third syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ま行う段 (ma-gyō u-dan, “row ma, section u”).

Used to indicate a mumbling sound.

(Classical Japanese, after mizenkei) Used to form the volitional form of verbs, equivalent to modern う (-u > -ō) / よう (-yō).

否む: to dislike

年休: annual leave