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Words — 46 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp​
  • ひつじ羊
  • は
  • なん何て
  • な鳴く
  • の
  • ?
What sound does a sheep make?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)​Mahjong, Only applies to 鳴く
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啼く 【なく】
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship​usu. as ...に泣く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to lament; to bemoan; to bewail​
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob​
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Noun
1. NaK (sodium-potassium alloy)​
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NaK 【ナク】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to lose (something)​Usually written using kana alone
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • あたら新しい
  • とけい時計
  • を
  • なくした
  • 。
She lost her new watch.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish​Usually written using kana alone
  • その
  • くに国
  • の
  • ざいせい財政
  • の
  • あかじ赤字
  • を
  • なくす
  • には
  • 、
  • もっと
  • 、
  • たくさん
  • の
  • がいこく外国
  • の
  • えんじょ援助
  • を
  • そそぎこ注ぎ込ま
  • なければならなかった
  • 。
To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in.
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失くす 【なくす】
Notes
失くす: Irregular kanji usage.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing​Usually written using kana alone
  • あなた
  • の
  • あお青い
  • ペン
  • が
  • なくなって
  • しまいました
  • 。
I misplaced your blue pen.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more​Usually written using kana alone
  • のこ残り
  • じかん時間
  • が
  • あまり
  • なくなって
  • きた
  • 。
The sands are running out.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)​Usually written using kana alone
  • やがて
  • このよこの世
  • から
  • せんそう戦争
  • が
  • なくなる
  • ひ日
  • が
  • くる
  • だろう
  • 。
The day will soon come when there will be no more wars in the world.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away​Euphemistic
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)​
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な 無くてはならない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary​Usually written using kana alone, See also 無い
  • まずだいいちまず第一に
  • 、
  • わたし私たち
  • は
  • それ
  • を
  • はじ始める
  • しほんきん資本金
  • が
  • なくてはならない
  • 。
In the first place, we must have capital to begin it with.
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2. have to do​Usually written using kana alone, See also なければならない, after negative base of verb
  • ほとんど
  • から空
  • なので
  • ガソリン
  • を
  • い入れ
  • なくてはなりません
  • 。
I need to put some gas in the car, as it's almost empty.
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な 無くてはいけない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary​Usually written using kana alone
  • きみ君
  • は
  • もう
  • おとな大人
  • なんだ
  • から
  • 、
  • もっと
  • ふんべつ分別
  • が
  • なくてはいけない
  • 。
Now that you are grown-up, you ought to know better.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
2. have to do​Usually written using kana alone, after negative base of verb
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Conjunction
1. without; in the event that it did not (or does not) exist​Usually written using kana alone, See also 無くしては
  • ろう労
  • なくして
  • えき益
  • なし
  • 。
No pain, no gain.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. tearfully; in tears; weeping; crying​
Adverb (fukushi)
2. reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart​
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な 無くてはいけません
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary​Usually written using kana alone, See also 無くてはいけない なくてはいけない
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2. have to do​Usually written using kana alone, See also 無くてはいけない なくてはいけない, after negative base of verb
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い なくても良い
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. need not; (not) have to​Usually written using kana alone, after neg. stem of verb or adjective, expressing absence of obligation or necessity
  • わざわざ
  • かれ彼
  • を
  • たず訪ねて
  • い行か
  • なくてもよい
  • 。
Don't bother to call on him.
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2. need not have; need not exist​Usually written using kana alone, See also 無い
  • あなた
  • は
  • あした明日
  • 、
  • くるま車
  • が
  • なくてもいい
  • かしら
  • 。
  • わたし私
  • 、
  • くるま車
  • が
  • ひつよう必要
  • な
  • の
  • 。
Can you do without the car tomorrow? I need it.
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なくても良い 【なくてもよい】、無くても良い 【なくてもいい】、無くても良い 【なくてもよい】
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1. without; unless​Usually written using kana alone
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2. have to do​Abbreviation, Usually written using kana alone, See also なくてはいけない, after negative stem of verb
  • しけんべんきょう試験勉強
  • を
  • し
  • なくちゃ
  • 。
I have to prepare for the test.
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無くちゃ 【なくちゃ】
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な 無くしては
Conjunction
1. in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without​Usually written using kana alone
  • この
  • たべもの食べ物
  • は
  • 、
  • それ
  • なくしては
  • われわれ我々
  • の
  • からだ身体
  • が
  • ただ正しく
  • きのう機能
  • しない
  • すべての
  • ミネラル
  • を
  • ふく含んでいます
  • 。
This food contains all the minerals without which our bodies would not function.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to lose (a wife, child, etc.)​See also 亡くす
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to lose (something)​See also 無くす
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なこじとうか 泣く子と地頭には勝てない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall​Proverb
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なこだま 泣く子も黙る
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1. intimidating enough to quieten a crying child​Idiomatic expression
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Kanji — 14 found

3.7192395768965145
14 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
鳴
chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
On: メイ
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8.025880556868163
8 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
泣
cry, weep, moan
Kun: な.く
On: キュウ
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100.0
13 strokes.
嗁
give forth sound, make noise
Kun: な.く
On: テイ、 ダイ
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100.0
14 strokes.
嘑
to menace, to howl at, to bawl
On: コ、 ク
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Sentences — 3660 found

  • jreibun/5/2
      「飲んだら乗るな、乗るなら飲むな」を
    • あいことば合言葉
    • に、飲酒運転による交通事故をなくそう。
    We strive hard to eradicate traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers using the slogan: “If you drink, don’t drive; if you drive, don’t drink.” — Jreibun
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Names — 34 found

なくい 【名久井】
Family or surname
1. Nakui​
なくいけ 【鳴池】
Place
1. Nakuike​
なくいだけ 【名久井岳】
Unclassified name
1. Nakuidake​
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