根も葉もない
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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根 | 葉 |
ね Grade: 3 |
は Grade: 3 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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根も葉も無い |
Etymology
editCompound of 根 + も + 葉 + も + ない, literally "having neither roots nor leaves"
Pronunciation
editIdiom
edit根も葉もない • (ne mo ha mo nai)
- baseless, unsubstantiated, having no evidence
See also
edit- 根掘り葉掘り (nehorihahori)
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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