JMdict: 1290070
根も葉もない 【ねもはもない】
- [exp,adj-i] groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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根 | Root, Radical, Head (pimple) | コン | ね, -ね |
葉 | Leaf, Plane, Lobe, Needle, Blade, Spear, Counter For Flat Things, Fragment, Piece | ヨウ | は |