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不ふ明めい
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
不
negative
明
bright
Pitch accent
ふ
めい
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Used in: 2924
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 (9 in total)
The cause of the accident is unknown.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
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