Word details

なんとなく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word なんとなく.

Dictionary

Entry

んとな何となく何と無くなにとなくAdverbUsually kanaFreq #1686
1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

Examples
私はなんとなく彼の家を見つけた。
Somehow or other I found his house.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

what

7 strokesFrequency 340JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

なになんなに-なん-

Nanori

あが

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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