- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- noun, adjectival noun (keiyodoshi), noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', suffix
- Frequency
- Popular
Reading
- ふめいnounadjectival noun (keiyodoshi)noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'suffix
Meanings
- 1
unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous
nounadjectival noun (keiyodoshi) - 2
unknown; unidentified
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'suffix - 3
ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight
noun
Conjugation
不明 · na-adjective
| Form | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 不明だふめいだ | 不明ですふめいです |
| Negative | 不明じゃないふめいじゃない | 不明ではありませんふめいではありません |
| Past | 不明だったふめいだった | 不明でしたふめいでした |
| Past negative | 不明じゃなかったふめいじゃなかった | 不明ではありませんでしたふめいではありませんでした |
| Te-form | 不明でふめいで | — |
| Adverbial | 不明にふめいに | — |
Example sentences3
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It is unknown who took this photograph.
、。
The cause of the fire is unknown, so the police are investigating it.
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It is still unclear what time tomorrow's meeting will begin.
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