根も葉もない
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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根 | 葉 |
ね Grade: 3 | は Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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根も葉も無い |
Etymology
Compound of 根 + も + 葉 + も + ない, literally "having neither roots nor leaves"
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ねもはもない (Atamadaka + Atamadaka)[1]
- (Tokyo) ねもはもない [néꜜmòhàmònàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ne̞mo̞ha̠mo̞na̠i]
Idiom
根も葉もない • (ne mo ha mo nai)
- baseless, unsubstantiated, having no evidence
- 根も葉もない噂を流す
- ne mo ha mo nai uwasa o nagasu
- spreading baseless rumors
- 根も葉もない噂を流す
See also
- 根掘り葉掘り (nehorihahori)
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN