なし

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of なし – see the following entries.
【無し】
[noun] nothing
[noun] (colloquial) bad, unacceptable
[suffix] -less, without ..., not having or not being that thing
[adjective] Classical Japanese and literary form of ない (nai)
【梨】4
[noun] a pear tree
[noun] a pear (the fruit)
[noun] more specifically, a Japanese pear or Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
Alternative spelling
ナシ
(This term, なし (nashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as なし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なし.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
成し
為し
済し

Verb

なし • (nashi) 

  1. stem or continuative form of なす (nasu) [godan]
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