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根も葉もない

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
根 葉
ね
Grade: 3 		は
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
根も葉も無い

Etymology

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Compound of 根 +‎ も +‎ 葉 +‎ も +‎ ない, literally "having neither roots nor leaves"

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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根(ね)も葉(は)もない • (ne mo ha mo nai) 

  1. baseless, unsubstantiated, having no evidence
    根(ね)も葉(は)もない噂(うわさ)を流(なが)す
    ne mo ha mo nai uwasa o nagasu
    spreading baseless rumors

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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