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事無し
Readings
ことなし
kotonashi
English
'ku' adjective (archaic)
Archaism
uneventful, peaceful, safe
easy, simple
Noun (futsuumeishi)
NA-adjective/adjectival noun (keiyodoshi)
having nothing to do
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Grammar
ことなしに: In examples such as "Without A, I can't do B" where, without Action A, there is no possibility of B
ことなしには
Kanjis
事 ON: ジ, ズ KUN: こと, つか.う, つか.える
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Stroke: 8 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 4-8-3 FC: 5000.0


無 ON: ム, ブ KUN: な.い
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Stroke: 12 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-2-10 FC: 8033.3