何気無い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2
け > げ
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun'yomi goon kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
何氣無い (kyūjitai)
何気ない (more common)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「何気ない
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 何気なく にげな
Terminal (終止形) 何気ない にげな
Attributive (連体形) 何気ない にげな
Key constructions
Informal negative 何気なくない にげなくない
Informal past 何気なかった にげなかった
Informal negative past 何気なくなかった にげなくなかった
Formal 何気ないです にげないです
Conjunctive 何気なくて にげなくて
Conditional 何気なければ げなければ

Adjective

(なに)()() (nanigenai-i (adverbial (なに)()() (nanigenaku))

  1. thoughtless; accidental
  2. unconcerned; indifferent; nonchalant

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN