無印

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無	印
む Grade: 4	しるし > じるし Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むじるし [mùjíꜜrùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ʑiɾɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

無(む)印(じるし) • (mujirushi)

without a mark; unmarked
(horse racing) horse with little prospect of winning
(fandom slang) the first in a series (i.e. without a qualifier such as "season 2")

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “first in a series”): 続(ぞく)編(へん) (zokuhen, “sequel”)

See also

ノーマーク (nōmāku)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN