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名無しの権兵衛 (ななしのごんべえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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犯はん
人にん
は
名な
無な
しの
権ごん
兵べ
衛え
と
し
て
報ほう
道どう
さ
れ
た
。
The culprit was reported as John Doe.
I don't know who did it, but we can just call him Mr. Nobody, right?
Kanji 名 name, noted, distinguished 無 nothingness, none, ain't 権 authority, power, rights 兵 soldier, private, troops Written forms 名な 無な しの 権ごん 兵べ 衛え
名な なしの 権ごん 兵べ 衛え
Variant spelling using なし instead of 無し.
Etymology The phrase literally means 'nameless Gonbee', where Gonbee is a stereotypical commoner's name. The exact origin is uncertain, but it has been used since the Edo period to refer to an anonymous person.
