Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Word usually written using kana alone
nonexistent; not being (there)
unowned; not had; unpossessed
unique
As ...ใใจใใชใ, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility
not; impossible; won't happen
Auxiliary adjective; After the conjunctive form of an adjective
not
Auxiliary adjective; After the -te form of a verb
to not be; to have not
From ใงใฏใชใ
is not; am not; are not
isn't it?
is not; am not; are not
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
impossible
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun; Oft. adverbially as ใใซ
forcible; forced; compulsory
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
to work too hard; to try too hard
Colloquial; Interjection
no way; not a chance; never; dream on
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Mathematics
irrational
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; is not even ...
After a verb
does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation; Colloquial; After negative base of verb
have to (verb); must (verb)
is indispensable; absolutely necessary
isn't it?
After volitional form of verb
let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...
After a verb
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...
After a noun or counter
having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...
there is no need to ...
never happens; there is never a time when
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