なくして
Meanings
1
without; if it were not for
usually written using kana alone
Conjunction meaning 'without' or 'if it were not for'. Often used in the pattern 〜なくして（は）〜ない, expressing that something cannot happen or exist without something else. Cross-referenced with 無くしては.
See also: なくしては
Success is impossible without effort.
Without your help, this work would not have been completed.
Expressions
- 女氏無くして玉の輿に乗るeven a woman of low birth can marry into wealth and status