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])
• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ɕi]

Noun

名(な)無(な)し • (nanashi) 

1. 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)