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nothingness

On-Yomi: ム、ブ — Kun-Yomi: な.い

Elements:

nothingness, reclining, lying down, tub, oven-fire, barbecue

Heisig story:

This character is the Japanese character for the supreme philosophical principle of much Oriental thought: nothingness. Make use of the oaken tub from the previous frame, and add to that the oven fire at the bottom.

Koohii stories:

1) [Zactacular] 17-9-2007(278): When I enter the wooden tub heated by flames in the onsen, I can let all my worries slip away and be submerged into nothingness.

2) [raulir] 30-12-2006(40): In a hot tub you can relax and have your stress vanish into nothingness.

3) [stehr] 17-11-2007(19): As the heat/flames rises up through the oaken tub for a long period of time, all the water evaporates and what's left is nothingness.

4) [CharleyGarrett] 11-8-2006(11): In the ancient days of Buddhism, philosphers were common. Each of them would deeply ponder the meaning of nothingness while reclining in their oaken tubs of hot water. Underneath, there were flames to keep the water from cooling, tended by the non-philosophers. Immacolata 8-5-2006. Nothing too good for pondering the meaning of nothingness!

5) [Yuta73] 17-5-2012(5): Note: This is the actual kanji for -nai endings.

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