noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Refers to something or someone whose name, author, maker, or signature is not known or not given. For deliberately hiding one's name in modern contexts, 匿名 is often more specific.
無名の兵士の墓に花を供えた。
They laid flowers at the grave of an unknown soldier.
その古い絵は無名の画家の作品とされている。
The old painting is considered the work of an unnamed painter.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Used for people, groups, works, places, etc. that have little or no public recognition; often appears in phrases like 無名の俳優 or 無名時代.
彼は当時、まだ無名の俳優だった。
At the time, he was still an unknown actor.
無名のバンドが口コミで人気を集めた。
An obscure band gained popularity by word of mouth.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
causeless; without just cause; unjustifiable
Rare, literary or classical-flavored use where 名 means a cause, pretext, or justification; mainly encountered in fixed or historical-sounding expressions such as 無名の師.
「無名の師」は、大義名分のない軍を指す古い表現だ。
The expression 無名の師 is an old phrase for an army without a just cause.