一文無し

一文無し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	文	無
いち Grade: 1	もん Grade: 1	な Grade: 4
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”) +‎ 文 (mon, “mon, Japanese old currency”) +‎ 無し (nashi, “without, less”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕimõ̞nːa̠ɕi]

Noun

一(いち)文(もん)無(な)し • (ichimonnashi) 

1. pennilessness

Synonyms

• 無(む)一(いち)文(もん) (muichimon)
• 文(もん)無(な)し (monnashi)