Meaning of 不明 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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不明JLPT 1
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Kana Readingふめい
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Romajifumei
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified
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Example Sentences
不明, ふめい used in context
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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.
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The time when he did it was not known.
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The cause of the accident is not known to us.
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荒唐無稽と皆に言われた彼のビジネスプランだけど、今となっては我々の不明を恥じるしかないのかね。
Every one of us who ridiculed his business plan as a bunch of hokum should be embarrassed we did.
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At present the cause of the disease is unknown.
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The cause of the fire is not known.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
bright, light
On: メイ, ミョウ, ミン
Kun: 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
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