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7 exact word matches found in search 'なんか'
expression, suffix
things like ...; or something like that ... (often derogatory)
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expression
something
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Most common form: 南下
going south
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0
Most common form: 軟化
1. softening; mollification  (opposite: 硬化)
2. weakening (of the market)
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noun
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash  (ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Cambodia abóbora')
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becoming more difficult (e.g. exam); increasing difficulty
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noun
1. banknote
2. soft currency  (see also: 硬貨)
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10 words found beginning with 'なんか'
noun
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
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noun
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
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noun
Nankai Trough
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noun
Nankai megathrust earthquake
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noun
Nankai megathrust earthquake
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Most common form: 何か用
expression
What do you want? (oft. brusque, curt); Can I help you?
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Most common form: 何回
noun
how many times?
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Most common form: 南海
noun
southern sea
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Most common form: 難関
noun
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
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Most common form: 難解
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
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15 partial word matches found in search 'なんか'
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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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difficulty; trouble; hardship
2. accident; disaster; danger
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Most common form:
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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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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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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Most common form:
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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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
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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Most common form:
noun
rack; mount; stand
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