不明
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 不明
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
Kanji in this Word
不
4 strokes
Frequency: 101
JLPT N3
Grade 4
Meanings
negative
non-
bad
ugly
clumsy
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フ
ブ
明
8 strokes
Frequency: 67
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
bright
light
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
メイ
ミョウ
ミン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あ.かり
あか.るい
あか.るむ
あか.らむ
あき.らか
あ.ける
-あ.け
あ.く
あ.くる
あ.かす
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あきら
あけ
あす
きら
け
さや
さやか
とし
はる
み
め
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