Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 根も葉もない(ねもはもない) in Japanese

根も葉もない
Kana Reading
ねもはもない
Romaji
nemohamonai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    unfounded rumor; unfounded rumour; completely untrue
    Example sentence
    思いがけない大きな財産がころがりこんでくると信じることは、根も葉もないこと To believe that an unexpected big fortune will come your way is to build a castle in Spain.

Examples of 根も葉もない, ねもはもない in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

10 strokes

root, radical, head (pimple)

On'Yomi: コン

Kun'Yomi: ね, -ね

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: は

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