What does 無い (nai | ない) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

無い袖は振れぬ。
nai sode wa fure nu.
You can't spend what you don't have.

ごめん、お釣りが無い。
gomen, otsuri ga nai.
I'm sorry, I don't have change.

彼らを見送る必要は無い。
karera o miokuru hitsuyō wa nai.
There's no need to see them off.

不平を言う理由は何も無い。
fuhei o iu riyū wa nani mo nai.
There is no cause for complaint.

彼女には義務の観念が無い。
kanojo ni wa gimu no kannen ga nai.
She has no sense of duty.

授業が全然無いとでも言うの？！
jugyū ga zenzen nai to demo iu no?!
You never have class or what?!

時間無いから、レトルトでいいか？
jikan nai kara, retoruto de ī ka?
There's no time, so ready-made pack OK?

彼女の無実については疑いの余地は無い。
kanojo no mujitsu nitsuite wa utagai no yochi wa nai.
There is no doubt as to her innocence.

彼女の才能に関しては疑問の余地が無い。
kanojo no sainō nikanshite wa gimon no yochi ga nai.
There is no question as to her talent.

彼女が君にそんなことを言ったはずが無い。
kanojo ga kimi ni sonna koto o itta hazu ga nai.
She can't have said a thing like that to you.

霊長類は尾の無いサルだけでなく人間も含む。
reichō rui wa o no nai saru dake de naku ningen mo fukumu.
The primates include not only the apes, but also man.

彼女は今まで見た事も無いきれいなモデルだ。
kanojo wa ima made mi ta koto mo nai kirei na moderu da.
She is as beautiful a model as I have ever seen.

僕はこの手紙を処理する時間が無い。君、処理してくれるかね。
boku wa kono tegami o shori suru jikan ga nai. kimi, shori shi te kureru ka ne.
I haven't got time to deal with this letter. Could you deal with it? | I don't have time to deal with this letter. Could you deal with it?

なぁ、金は無いかもしれないけどまだプライドは捨てちゃいないんだ。
nā, kin wa nai kamo shire nai kedo mada puraido wa sute cha i nain da.
Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.

おいおい、もう締め切りまで時間無いぞ？ぼやっとしないでくれたまえ。
oioi, mō shimekiri made jikan nai zo? boyatto shi nai de kure ta ma e.
Hey, there's no time left till the deadline, you know? Stop hanging around in a daze!

ちなみに、この部屋には冷房設備なんて物は何も無い。あるのはうちわだけ。
chinamini, kono heya ni wa reibō setsubi nante mono wa nani mo nai. aru no wa uchiwa dake.
Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air-conditioner. All it has is a fan. | Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan.

便りの無いのは良い便り。息子さんから連絡がないのは、元気でやってるからよ。
tayori no nai no wa yoi tayori. musuko san kara renraku ga nai no wa, genki de yatteru kara yo.
No news is good news. If you haven't heard from your son it's because he's doing well.

俺は関係無い、イコール、いなくていい。だから、ここから出ていく何と言われようとも！
ore wa kankei nai, ikōru, i naku te ī. dakara, koko kara de te iku nani to iwa reyo u tomo!
It's nothing to do with me, equals, I don't have to be here. So I'm getting out of here, whatever anybody says!

ちなみにここ一週間は、例えばフラグが立っていようとも、Ｈシーンが無い事は確定事項だからな。暫くの間、辛抱な！
chinamini koko ichi shūkan wa, tatoeba furagu ga tatte iyo u tomo, eichi chīn ga nai koto wa kakutei jikō da kara na. shibaraku no ma, shinbō na!
By the way, this week - no matter what flags are set - it's a certainty that there will be no ecchi scenes. You'll just have to bear with it a while.

	The Japanese word
	無い
	is pronounced
	nai \| ない
	means
	there is no, does not have

	Examples:
	無い袖は振れぬ。 nai sode wa fure nu. You can't spend what you don't have.
	ごめん、お釣りが無い。 gomen, otsuri ga nai. I'm sorry, I don't have change.
	彼らを見送る必要は無い。 karera o miokuru hitsuyō wa nai. There's no need to see them off.
	不平を言う理由は何も無い。 fuhei o iu riyū wa nani mo nai. There is no cause for complaint.
	彼女には義務の観念が無い。 kanojo ni wa gimu no kannen ga nai. She has no sense of duty.
	授業が全然無いとでも言うの？！ jugyū ga zenzen nai to demo iu no?! You never have class or what?!
	時間無いから、レトルトでいいか？ jikan nai kara, retoruto de ī ka? There's no time, so ready-made pack OK?
	彼女の無実については疑いの余地は無い。 kanojo no mujitsu nitsuite wa utagai no yochi wa nai. There is no doubt as to her innocence.
	彼女の才能に関しては疑問の余地が無い。 kanojo no sainō nikanshite wa gimon no yochi ga nai. There is no question as to her talent.
	彼女が君にそんなことを言ったはずが無い。 kanojo ga kimi ni sonna koto o itta hazu ga nai. She can't have said a thing like that to you.
	霊長類は尾の無いサルだけでなく人間も含む。 reichō rui wa o no nai saru dake de naku ningen mo fukumu. The primates include not only the apes, but also man.
	彼女は今まで見た事も無いきれいなモデルだ。 kanojo wa ima made mi ta koto mo nai kirei na moderu da. She is as beautiful a model as I have ever seen.
	僕はこの手紙を処理する時間が無い。君、処理してくれるかね。 boku wa kono tegami o shori suru jikan ga nai. kimi, shori shi te kureru ka ne. I haven't got time to deal with this letter. Could you deal with it? \| I don't have time to deal with this letter. Could you deal with it?
	なぁ、金は無いかもしれないけどまだプライドは捨てちゃいないんだ。 nā, kin wa nai kamo shire nai kedo mada puraido wa sute cha i nain da. Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.
	おいおい、もう締め切りまで時間無いぞ？ぼやっとしないでくれたまえ。 oioi, mō shimekiri made jikan nai zo? boyatto shi nai de kure ta ma e. Hey, there's no time left till the deadline, you know? Stop hanging around in a daze!
	ちなみに、この部屋には冷房設備なんて物は何も無い。あるのはうちわだけ。 chinamini, kono heya ni wa reibō setsubi nante mono wa nani mo nai. aru no wa uchiwa dake. Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air-conditioner. All it has is a fan. \| Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan.
	便りの無いのは良い便り。息子さんから連絡がないのは、元気でやってるからよ。 tayori no nai no wa yoi tayori. musuko san kara renraku ga nai no wa, genki de yatteru kara yo. No news is good news. If you haven't heard from your son it's because he's doing well.
	俺は関係無い、イコール、いなくていい。だから、ここから出ていく何と言われようとも！ ore wa kankei nai, ikōru, i naku te ī. dakara, koko kara de te iku nani to iwa reyo u tomo! It's nothing to do with me, equals, I don't have to be here. So I'm getting out of here, whatever anybody says!
	ちなみにここ一週間は、例えばフラグが立っていようとも、Ｈシーンが無い事は確定事項だからな。暫くの間、辛抱な！ chinamini koko ichi shūkan wa, tatoeba furagu ga tatte iyo u tomo, eichi chīn ga nai koto wa kakutei jikō da kara na. shibaraku no ma, shinbō na! By the way, this week - no matter what flags are set - it's a certainty that there will be no ecchi scenes. You'll just have to bear with it a while.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org