Meaning of ない in Japanese

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Definition of ない

じしん(jishin) · ない(nai) · なえ(nae) 地震

地震 Kanji Details

  1. (n) earthquake

    地震がその地域を襲った。
    The earthquake shook the area.

  1. (adj-i) dead →Related words: 無い
  1. (adj-i) nonexistent; not being (there) →Related words: 亡い

    2つの意見に大した差はない。
    There is not much difference between the two opinions.

  2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
  3. unique →Related words: またとない
  4. indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility
  5. (aux-adj) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ... →Related words: ない
  6. (after the -te form of a verb) to not be...; to have not ...
  1. (suf) inside; within

    収入内で生活をするようにしなさい。
    Try to live within your income.

ない(nai)
  1. (aux-adj) not (verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
  2. (suf, adj-i) emphatic suffix (used after the root of an adjective) →Related words: 忙しない

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