なし

noun, noun, used as a suffix

without; lacking

Used as a noun or suffix to indicate the absence of something. Common in patterns like ～なしで (without ~) or ～なしには (without ~, one cannot).

• 砂さ糖とうなしのコーヒーをください。

  Please give me coffee without sugar.

• 許きょ可かなしに入はいってはいけません。

  You must not enter without permission.

noun

unacceptable; not okay; no good

Colloquial use to reject something as unsatisfactory or not allowed. Often used in casual conversation, especially by younger speakers.

Antonyms: あり

• そんな言いい訳わけはなしだよ。

  That kind of excuse is not okay.

• 遅ち刻こくはなしでお願ねがいします。

  Please, no being late (lit. lateness is unacceptable).

ku-adjective (archaic)

nonexistent; not existing

Archaic adjective form, equivalent to modern 無い. Found in classical Japanese; not used in modern speech.

See also: ない

• 昔むかしはなしと言いひし言こと葉ばも今いまはなし。

  The word that was once said 'there is none' is now itself gone.