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Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
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Grammar detail: なき

なき - ~less; without ~; no-one; nothing

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verb stem

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なき

means

without ~; ~less

なき is a classical Japanese negative form which roughly means 〜ないこと or 〜ないように in modern Japanese. It is the

れんたいけい

form of the なし negative form. Both forms are still encountered in modern Japanese, but なき is used as an adjective, whereas なし can be used as a noun.

なきようお

いします。
Please leave nothing behind.

This example might still be seen today, but it would be more common to see the なきよう replaced with ないように.

はなし。
No man is without his faults.

This example neatly illustrates the difference between なき and なし. Since なき is a

れんたいけい

form, it cannot be used at the end of the sentence. なし however can. In modern Japanese, the distinction is becoming less clear, and both forms could be replaced with the modern ない.

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連体形（れんたいけい） - attributive (noun-modifying) form

Kanji used in this grammar

連

レンつれる to take, to lead つらねる to line up つらなる to extend

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体

タイテイからだ body

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2

形

ケイギョウ shape かたちかた

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御

ゴギョ honorific prefix おん-

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忘

ボウわすれる to forget

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物

ブツモツもの thing

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2

願

ガンねがう to request, to petition

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欠

ケツかく to lack かける to be lacking

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3

点

テン spot, point

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人

ジンニンひと man

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