なんか (nanka)

Meaning

  1. things like …

All JLPT 3 grammar : なんか(なんか, nanka), things like …; or something like that …, [Expression, Suffix]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
あんたらの名前なんか興味ないね。どうせこの仕事が終わるとお別れだ。I don’t care what your names are. Once this job’s over, I’m out of here.
「寝てた?」「爆睡」「そ、そうか?」「なんかうなされてたよ。怖い夢でも見てた?」“I fell asleep?” “Totally.” “Really?” “You were very restless, did you have a scary dream?”
今の、ゼッタイなんか邪なこと考えてたでしょ。I just bet you were thinking something perverse just now.
なんか・・・女湯から悲鳴が聞こえてくるんだけど。Say … I can hear screams coming from the women’s bath.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
naname, given name
owarithe end
別れwakareparting, separation
ajiflavor, taste
kotothing, matter
興味kyoumiinterest, curiosity
どうdouhow, in what way, how about
maefront, ahead, previous
名前namaename, full name
終わるowaruto finish, to end
仕事shigotowork, job
怖いkowaiscary, frightening
yumedream
考えkangaethinking, thought, view
imanow, the present time
悲鳴himeishriek, scream
yuhot water
onnafemale, woman

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
メイ,ミョウな, -なname, noted, distinguished, reputation
ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
ベツわか.れる, わ.けるseparate
ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
あじ, あじ.わうflavor, taste
シ,ジつか.えるattend, doing
シュウお.わる, -お.わる, おわ.るend, finish
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
フ,ホこわ.い, こわ.がる, お.じるdreadful, fearful
ム,ボウゆめ, ゆめ.みる, くら.いdream, vision, illusion
シンね.る, ね.かす, い.ぬlie down, sleep, rest
コン,キンいまnow
コウかんが.える, かんが.えconsider, think over
ブン,モンき.く, き.こえるhear, ask, listen
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
かな.しい, かな.しむgrieve, sad, regret
メイな.く, な.る, な.らすchirp, cry, bark, echo

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