Japanese symbol for “untraceable”
消息不明
しょうそくふめい
Romaji: shousokufumei
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
In Japanese, untraceable is 消息不明, read しょうそくふめい (shousokufumei).
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Meanings
- n untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 解消 | かいしょう kaishou | cancellation; liquidation; resolution |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) |
| 取り消し | とりけし torikeshi | cancellation; withdrawal; abolition |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | son |
| 消息 | しょうそく shousoku | news (from someone); letter; contact |
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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