行方不明

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	方	不	明
ゆ(く) Grade: 2	え Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4	めい Grade: 2

Etymology

行 (ゆく)方 (え) (yukue, “(one's) whereabouts”) + 不 (ふ)明 (めい) (fumei, “unknown”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆくえふめー [yùkúé fúꜜmèè] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝe̞ ɸɯ̟ᵝme̞ː]

Noun

行方不明 (hiragana ゆくえふめい, rōmaji yukue fumei, historical hiragana ゆくへふめい)

whereabouts unknown; unaccounted for; missing; lost

Derived terms

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

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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