行方不明

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)

1. 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

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