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1 exact word match found in search 'かない'
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noun
1. (my) wife  (humble; this meaning is restricted to reading かない)
2. inside the home; one's family
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1 word found beginning with 'かない'
noun
domestic handicraft industry
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10 words found containing 'かない' in any position
expression, 'i' adjective
is nothing but; is nothing more than; is only; is no more than
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expression, 'i' adjective
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear  (idiomatic expression)
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expression
to be completely still
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expression
cannot avoid (doing); cannot help (doing); have no other choice but to; must (do)  (see also: わけにはいかない; after neg. verb stem; often written with kana only)
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expression, 'i' adjective
not easy; not lenient  (see also: 甘い:あまい; non-standard neg. of 甘い; colloquialism)
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expression, 'i' adjective
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
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expression, 'i' adjective
stupid people don't catch colds  (proverb)
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expression, 'i' adjective
cannot tell one thing from another; cannot distinguish (e.g. good from bad)  (see also: 付く:つく)
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expression, 'i' adjective
a rolling stone gathers no moss  (see also: 転石苔を生ぜず; proverb)
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expression
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means  (see also: 一筋縄)
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21 partial word matches found in search 'かない'
particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)  (see also: 真名)
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particle
1. (at sentence end) I wonder
2. (at sentence end) should I?; is it?
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
well
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noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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