行方不明

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	方	不	明
ゆ(く) Grade: 2	へ > え Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4	めい Grade: 2
kun'yomi	irregular	goon	kan'on

Etymology

From 行方 (yukue, “one's whereabouts”) +‎ 不明 (fumei, “uncertainty”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆくえふめー (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

行(ゆく)方(え)不(ふ)明(めい) • (yukue fumei) ^{←ゆくへふめい (yukufefumei)^?}

whereabouts unknown, unaccounted for, missing, lost
a method of tying a woman's hair without rolling into a bun

Derived terms

行(ゆく)方(え)不(ふ)明(めい)者(しゃ) (yukue fumei-sha, “missing person”)

References

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

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