不可視

不可視

Japanese

不可視 (fukashi): a picture of the Invisible Pink Unicorn.

Kanji in this term
不	可	視
ふ Grade: 4	か Grade: 5	し Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 不 (fu, “non-, in-”) +‎ 可視 (kashi, “visibility”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ふか​し [fùkáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝka̠ɕi]

Noun

不可視 (hiragana ふかし, rōmaji fukashi)

1. (physics, optics) invisible, unable to be seen

Synonyms

• 見 (み)えない (mienai): negative of 見える (mieru, “to be visible; to seem, to appear”)
• 見 (み)えざる (miezaru): classical negative attributive of 見える (mieru, “to be visible; to seem, to appear”)
• 隠 (かく)し (kakushi): hidden

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 不 (ふ)可 (か)視 (し)光 (こう)線 (せん) (fukashi kōsen): an invisible ray of light; the invisible spectrum, such as ultraviolet or infrared
• 不 (ふ)可 (か)視 (し)のマント (fukashi no manto): a cloak of invisibility

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan