行方ゆくえ知しれず

expression

missing; whereabouts unknown

Set phrase used when a person's location is unknown, often with a nuance of concern or mystery. Similar to 行方不明 but more literary or dramatic.

See also: 行方不明

• 彼かれは三みっ日か前まえから行方ゆくえ知しれずだ。

  He has been missing for three days.

• 行方ゆくえ知しれずの少しょう女じょを探さがしている。

  They are searching for the missing girl.