無認可(むにんか)

むにんか
noun
unlicensed; unauthorized; without official approval
1. unlicensed; lacking official authorization
Operating or existing without the required official approval, license, or certification. Formed from 無 (without) and 認可 (official approval/license). Most commonly appears as a prenoun modifier before a noun.
無認可(むにんか)保育所(ほいくしょ)。
An unlicensed daycare facility.
無認可(むにんか)の薬(くすり)を販売(はんばい)していたとして摘発(てきはつ)された。
They were caught selling an unauthorized drug.
その施設(しせつ)が無認可(むにんか)だと知(し)らずに利用(りよう)していたが、後(あと)で問題(もんだい)になった。
They had been using the facility without knowing it was unlicensed, and it became a problem later on.

Compound of 無(む) (without) + 認可(にんか) (official authorization, license). Used almost exclusively as a prenoun modifier or with の to modify nouns.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 認可(にんか): official approval, license
  • 無許可(むきょか): without permission (broader; often for informal permission, not just licenses)
  • 違法(いほう): illegal (stronger; specifically against the law)

Related Words

Related: 違法(いほう) (illegal (stronger)
Compare: 認可外(にんかがい) (unlicensed)
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