無し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
無
な
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Noun

無し (hiragana なし, rōmaji nashi)

  1. nothing
  2. (colloquial) bad, unacceptable

Suffix

無し (hiragana なし, rōmaji -nashi)

  1. -less, without ..., not having or not being that thing
    ルールなし
    rūru nashi
    no rules
    死 (し)人 (にん)に口 (くち)無 (な)し。
    Shinin ni kuchi nashi.
    Dead men tell no tales.
    (literally, “Dead men have no mouths.”)
    『西 (せい)部 (ぶ)戦 (せん)線 (せん)異 (い)状 (じょう)なし』
    “Seibu Sensen Ijō Nashi”
    "There are no abnormalities on the Western Front" (the Japanese title of All Quiet on the Western Front)

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana. The kanji spelling is rarely seen.

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