Components
ない is an exact match with the following word:
ない
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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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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 139,594 which gives a rank of 2,071
• Google Japan frequency rank: 300 (about 2,720,000,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 27
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Example sentences:
むだなければ
ふそく
不足
ない
Waste not, want not.
くも
なければ
たいよう
太陽
よろこ
ない
If there were no clouds, we could not enjoy the sun.
かれ
あたま
れる
なく
きち
機知
わけない
He is not witty or bright.
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