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不ふ明めい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous
It is not even clear whether such a thing is possible.
Adjective (の)
Suffix
2. unknown; unidentified
The true identity is still unknown.
Noun
3. ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight
I feel like cursing my own lack of insight.
Kanji used
不
negative
明
bright
Pitch accent
ふ
めい
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Used in: 3115
Composed of
un-; non-
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
unidentifiable; unidentified
cause unknown
(state of) unconsciousness
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
missing person
unclear point; unclear points
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
unaccounted-for expenditures
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
of unknown authorship; anonymous (work)
address unknown
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
cancer of unknown primary; CUP
cancer of unknown primary; CUP
cancer of unknown primary; CUP
without a place of publication; sine loco; s.l.
not knowing whether someone is dead or alive; of unknown fate; missing
the point of an argument being unclear; the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
Examples (26 in total)
The purpose is unknown.
The real father is unknown.
But the other side's true identity is unknown.
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