名無し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	無
な Grade: 1	な Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
774 (wordplay)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ななし [nànáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ɕi]

Noun

名(な)無(な)し • (nanashi)

nameless; anonymous; unknown
風(かぜ)吹(ふ)けば名(な)無(な)し
kaze fukeba nanashi
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Derived terms

名(な)無(な)し草(ぐさ) (nanashi gusa)
名(な)無(な)しの権(ごん)兵(べ)衛(え) (nanashi no Gonbē, “John Doe”)
名(な)無(な)し指(ゆび) (nanashi yubi, “ring finger”)

Related terms

匿(とく)名(めい) (tokumei)

References

Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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