adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. being ruined, being spoiled, coming to nothing.
  2. complete loss of face.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
形無し かたなし
 
 
形なし かたなし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shape, form, style
かたち ケイ ギョウ (2nd, N3)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
nothingness, none, ain't
ム ブ な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ よんじゅう しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ