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不明 (ふめい): unknown, ambiguous — Japanese vocabulary

不明 is read ふめい and means "unknown, ambiguous". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

不明

Reading
ふめい · fumei
Translation
unknown, ambiguous
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふめいが

Example

事故の原因は不明だ。

じこのげんいんはふめいだ。

The cause of the accident is unknown.

Kanji in this word

  • 不 — not
  • 明 — bright, clear

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