Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Classical terminal form of the modern adjective () (nai).

Noun

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() (nashi

  1. nothing
  2. (colloquial) bad, unacceptable

Suffix

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() (-nashi

  1. -less, without ..., not having or not being that thing
    ルールなし
    rūru nashi
    no rules
    西(せい)()戦線(せんせん)()(じょう)なし
    “Seibu Sensen Ijō Nashi
    There are no abnormalities on the Western Front (the Japanese title of All Quiet on the Western Front)

Adjective

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() (nashi-ku

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of ない (nai)
    ()(にん)(くち)なし
    Shinin ni kuchi nashi.
    Dead men tell no tales.
    (literally, “Dead men have no mouths.”)

Inflection

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