人でなし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
人で無し

Etymology

From (ひと) (hito, person) + なし (de nashi, not, classical terminal form of でない (de nai)).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひと)でなし • (hito de nashi

  1. brute

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN