How to say unknown in Japanese

ふしょうfushou Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • unknown; unidentified; unspecified

Example Sentences

容疑者yougishano行方yukuehaまだmada分からないwakaranai
The whereabouts of the suspect is still unknown.
牧童bokudoutachihaumadenamoないnaimachini入ってhaitteいったitta
The cowboys rode into an unknown town.
彼女kanojoga自殺jisatsuしたshita理由riyuuha知られていないshirareteinai
The reason she killed herself is unknown.
つまりtsumariおそらくosoraku初めhajimeni調査chousawoしたshitamonoya技術者gijutsushaにはniha知られていなかったshirareteinakatta物理的なbutsuritekina障害shougaiga出てdeteきてkiteそれsorewo克服kokufukuするsuruためにtameniさまざまなsamazamana変更henkouga必要hitsuyouになるninaru
In other words, physical obstacles, perhaps unknown to the original surveyor and engineer, requiring alterations to be made in order to surmount them.
彼のkareno身元mimotoha我々warewareにはniha分からなかったwakaranakatta
His parentage was unknown to us.

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