ふめい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous
Adjective (の)
Suffix
2. unknown; unidentified
Noun
3. ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight
Pitch accent
めい
Composed of
un-; non-; negative prefix
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
unidentifiable; unidentified
cause unknown
unconscious; senseless
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
of unknown affiliation
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
unclear point; unclear points
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
unaccounted-for expenditures
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
missing person
address unknown
the point of an argument being unclear; the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
without a place of publication; sine loco; s.l.
Examples (9 in total)
The cause of the accident is unknown.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The cause of the fire was unknown.