must not, do not, be not

10 strokesGrade 9

On

バクマクナイ

Kun

くれなか.れなし

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

must not

Constituents

flower
graveyard
large
day
sun

Mnemonic Stories

You must not expose the giant flower to direct _sun_light, or its large petals will burn.

As a primitive, you might see this being used to mean graveyard.

Dictionary

Common Words

馬鹿バカ莫迦Usually kanaFreq #1510
1

Common noun

idiot; moron; fool

Examples
こんな荒れ模様の日に外出するなんて君は馬鹿だよ。
You are an idiot to go out in this weather.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous

Examples
なんという馬鹿なことだろう。
What a piece of folly!
3

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

trivial; insignificant; disappointing

4

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation

5

Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix

incredibly; unusually; exceptionally

6

Slang; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Usu. in compounds

fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something

7

Abbreviation; Common noun

Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

莫大くだいFreq #6954
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

vast; huge; immense; enormous; colossal

Examples
ジョンは莫大な財産を相続した。
John inherited a large fortune.
2

Common noun

malva nut (Scaphium affine)

かばかし馬鹿馬鹿しいバカバカしい~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #9779
1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish

Examples
ばかばかしいとしか言いようがない。
It is neither more nor less than absurd.
小馬鹿にする小ばかにするばかにするExpressionする VerbFreq #16083
1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

勿れ無かれ莫れ毋れ无れSuffixUsually kanaFreq #19838
1

From imperative form of 無し

must not; do not

Examples
物事は中途半端にするなかれ
Don't leave things half done.
もうる莫臥児莫臥爾モールNounUsually kanaFreq #26606
1

lace; lacing braid

2

chenille yarn

3

tinsel

4

pipe cleaner; fibre, paper, etc. twisted between a pair of wires

モスクワ莫斯科NounUsually kanaFreq #33867
1

Moscow (Russia)

Examples
ナポレオンの軍隊はモスクワに進軍した。
Napoleon's army has advanced to Moscow.
寂寞きばくNoun~の Adj.~と AdverbFreq #42424
1

Formal or literary term; 'taru' adjective

lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn

まなAdverbArchaicFreq #62574
1

Usu. as …することまな

must not; may not

小馬鹿小ばかばか小莫迦NounFreq #99374
1

As 〜にする

fool; person beneath one's contempt

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