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可もなく不可もなし (kamonakufukamonashi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Related words まあまあ まあまあ is a more casual, everyday word for 'so-so' or 'okay', while 可もなく不可もなし is a more formal, idiomatic expression often used in written evaluations.
普ふ 通つう 普通 means 'normal' or 'ordinary' and is a neutral descriptor, whereas 可もなく不可もなし explicitly conveys a lack of outstanding positive or negative qualities.
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彼かれ
の
成せい
績せき
は
可か
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なく
不ふ
可か
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なし
だ
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His grades are passable, nothing special.
Written forms 可か もなく 不ふ 可か もなし
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
可か も 無な く 不ふ 可か も 無な し
Alternate spelling using 無く/無し instead of なく/なし.
可か もなく 不ふ 可か も 無な し
Mixed spelling with なく and 無し.
Etymology A set phrase combining 可 (good, acceptable) and 不可 (not good, unacceptable) with the structure 〜もなく〜もなし (neither ... nor ...). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a classical Chinese-influenced pattern of balanced negation.
