かたちのない
English translation: intangible; insubstantial; abstract; ambiguous
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| Japanese to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Marketing / Market Research | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Reiko Ando United States | ||||
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| 5 | shapeless |
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| 3 +1 | intangible; insubstantial; abstract; ambiguous |
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| 3 | amorphous, formless |
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13 mins confidence: 
shapeless Explanation: A bit more context would be useful, but when searching through Japanese dictionaries to confirm, I only found this phrase to mean "something without shape" or "shapeless". If you have かたちのないこと or 形のない事, then this means "the condition of being shapeless". If you post the whole sentence it is in as a discussion I am willing to double check this answer is correct for you and tell you in the discussion or update this answer. |
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4 hrs confidence: 
amorphous, formless Explanation: Could you please be more specific about the context: what kind of contest is this? |
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7 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1intangible; insubstantial; abstract; ambiguous Explanation: Besides the literal meaning, かたちのないcan be interpreted in many different ways depending on the context. For example: 無形 -> intangible, etc. 実体のない -> insubstantial; unsubstantial, etc. 具体的でない (= 抽象的) -> nonspecific; abstract; undefined, etc. あいまい-> ambiguous; uncertain; unclear, etc. |
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