Nov 20, 2020 13:02
3 yrs ago
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Japanese term
かたちのない
Japanese to English
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Could anyone help me with this expression? (it is part of the criteria for a competition)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | intangible; insubstantial; abstract; ambiguous |
Reiko Ando
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| 5 | shapeless |
Bridgette Mitchell
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| 3 | amorphous, formless |
Elena Kharlamova
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Proposed translations
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Reiko Ando
United States
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Japanese-English Translator
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese
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intangible; insubstantial; abstract; ambiguous
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.
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.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lincoln Hui
: Based on what little the asker gave, intangible is by far the most likely.
2 days 9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, this makes sense in the context."
13 mins
Bridgette Mitchell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Natural translation of Japanese to EN
Native in: English
Works in: Japanese to English, English
shapeless
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.
4 hrs
Elena Kharlamova
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japanese-Russian-English translator
Native in: Russian
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese, Japanese, and 6 more.
amorphous, formless
Could you please be more specific about the context: what kind of contest is this?
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