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不明
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 不明.
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Entry
1
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous
Examples
良い新聞記者は、どんなニュース源からも、つまり、出所不明型のニュース源からも、学びとれるものはなんでも利用する。
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
2
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Suffix
unknown; unidentified
3
Common noun
ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight
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