adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. unclear, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous.

takes genitive case の, suffix

  1. unknown, unidentified.

noun

  1. ignorance, lack of wisdom, lack of insight.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
不明 ふめい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
bright, light
メイ あ.かり あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)