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
Kanji used
negative
bright
Pitch accent
めい
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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
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
without a place of publication; sine loco; s.l.
the point of an argument being unclear; the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
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.