無名

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Chinese

not have
 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (無名) 無 名
simp. (无名) 无 名
Literally: “to not have a name”.

Pronunciation

Adjective

無名

  1. (attributive) anonymous; nameless
  2. unknown; unnotable; unremarkable
  3. unexplainable; inexplicable

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無名):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 名
む
Grade: 4 		めい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 無名／无名 (mju mjieng, literally “not have + name”).

Pronunciation

Noun

無(む)名(めい) • (mumei) 

  1. namelessness, unnamedness, lack of name
    無名(むめい)の病(やまい)
    mumei no yamai
    a nameless disease
  2. unknownness, unnotability, lack of fame
    無名(むめい)の新人(しんじん)
    mumei no shinjin
    an unknown newcomer
    無名(むめい)選手(せんしゅ)
    mumei senshu
    an unknown player
  3. anonymity
    無名(むめい)の手紙(てがみ)
    mumei no tegami
    an anonymous letter

Usage notes

Often used attributively to modify other nouns, using the particle の (no).

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
無名

Noun

無名 • (mumyeong) (hangeul 무명)

  1. Hanja form? of 무명 (“nameless, unknown”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
無名

Adjective

無名

  1. chữ Hán form of vô danh (“nameless; unnamed anonymous”).
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