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See also: なぐ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Regular adverbial form of ない (nai), when used as either a verb suffix or as the plain negative of the copula (da).

Pronunciation

Adverb

なく (naku

  1. adverbial or continuative form of ない (nai)

See also

Etymology 2

The reading of various verbs.

For pronunciation and definitions of なく – see the following entries.
泣く
(intransitive) to cry; to weep; to sob
(intransitive) to howl
(transitive) to grieve over something
Alternative spelling
哭く
鳴く
(of an animal) to call, to make noise; e.g., a bird's singing
Alternative spelling
啼く
(This term, なく (naku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as なく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なく.)