無名

See also: 无名

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: 無名(むめい) (mumei)
  • → Korean: 무명(無名) (mumyeong)
  • → Vietnamese: vô danh (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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
無名

Noun

無名 • (mumyeong) (hangeul 무명)

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

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
無名

Adjective

無名

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