なし — Japanese to English

Japanese

無しなし · nashi

JLPT N3 Common word

usually kana

colloquialusually kana

archaic

nonexistent; not being (there)

死人に口なし。

Dead men tell no tales.

無事に便りなし。

No news is good news.

学問に王道なし。

There is no easy road to learning.

梨なし · nashi

Common word 梨子 (rarely used kanji form)、ナシ

usually kana

nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear

箱の中には梨がいくつかある。

There are some pears in the box.

庭のなしがよく実った。

The pear tree in the garden bears a lot of fruit.

梨は今年は概して大きい。

Pears are running large this year.

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