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added to adjectives or past participles morpheme added to nouns

(added to adjectives or past participles) not / (added to nouns) absent; lacking; not; negative / (added to nouns) contrary to or contrasted against traditional norms; unconventional; alternative

Japanese Meaning

否定の意味を表す接頭辞（〜でない） / 欠如・不足を表す接頭辞（〜がない、〜欠乏） / 伝統的な規範や慣例に反する意の接頭辞（非伝統的、代替的）

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

接頭辞「〜でない」が「幸せ」や「確か」のような形容詞に付くと、その意味を否定し、例えば「幸せでない」や「確かでない」となります。

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Sense（1）

(added to adjectives or past participles) not

unannounced (“not being announced”)

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Sense（2）

(added to nouns) absent; lacking; not; negative

unconformity (“lack of conformity”)

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Sense（3）

(added to nouns) contrary to or contrasted against traditional norms; unconventional; alternative

unconference

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