無限

What it means

What does 無限 mean? It denotes the state or quality of having no limits or boundaries, describing quantities, spaces, or possibilities that extend without end; used across mathematics, philosophy, and everyday language to express limitless scope.

Main meanings

• infinity or boundlessness in mathematical or philosophical contexts (mugen)
• endless potential or scope as a metaphor, as in 無限の可能性 (mugen no kanōsei)
• a literary or spiritual concept of the absolute without end

How to use it

Used as a noun to denote infinity; when modifying a noun, it forms 無限のX; formal written Japanese, academic discourse, science, and philosophy commonly employ 無限; in everyday speech it appears mostly in metaphorical phrases or literary references.