あかん
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あかん
1
Commonly used with i-adjective inflections, e.g. あかんかった, あかんくない
useless; no good; hopeless
2
cannot; must not; not allowed
Kanji in this Word
明
8 strokes
Frequency: 67
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
bright
light
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
メイ
ミョウ
ミン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あ.かり
あか.るい
あか.るむ
あか.らむ
あき.らか
あ.ける
-あ.け
あ.く
あ.くる
あ.かす
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あきら
あけ
あす
きら
け
さや
さやか
とし
はる
み
め
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