"くない" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [kɯ̟ᵝna̠i] Forms: kunai [romanization]
Etymology: Unknown. The kanji spellings appear to be ateji (当て字). This term appears to be rare, and it is not listed in many dictionaries. Etymology templates: {{unk|ja}} Unknown, {{m|ja|当て字}} 当て字, {{sortkey|ja|くない}} くない, {{ja-ateji}} ateji (当て字) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} くない • (kunai)
  1. (weaponry) a Japanese weapon, possibly derived from a masonry trowel Categories (topical): Weapons, Tools, Weapons Derived forms: 苦無術 (kunai-jutsu) (ruby: (), (ない), (じゅつ)) (english: kunai technique), 小苦無 (shō-kunai) (ruby: (しょう), (), (ない)) (english: small kunai), 大苦無 (dai-kunai) (ruby: (だい), (), (ない)) (english: big kunai) Coordinate_terms: 手裏剣 (shuriken) (ruby: (しゅ), (), (けん))
    Sense id: en-くない-ja-noun-z~x92TwF Disambiguation of Tools: 93 7 Disambiguation of Weapons: 92 8 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 94 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 94 6 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 99 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 94 6 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle [Japanese]

IPA: [kɯ̟ᵝna̠i] Forms: kunai [romanization]
Etymology: Derived as a repurposing of the negative ending -ku nai of regular -i adjectives. Appears as slang in informal usage where standard Japanese would use じゃない (ja nai) instead. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|じゃ ない}} じゃない (ja nai) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} くない • (kunai)
  1. (informal, slang) isn't it, aren't you (said when seeking confirmation from the listener) Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-くない-ja-particle-aYZwetV7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "english": "We have the voicing mark once we get to the Edo period, don't we?",
          "ref": "2019 August 21, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 5m30s from the start, in 【判じ絵】江戸時代のなぞなぞに東大生が挑戦!, via YouTube",
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          "ref": "2020 October 28, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 3m02s from the start, in 「ですが」が全部「か〜ら〜の〜?」になるクイズしてみたYO⤴【パリピ】, via YouTube",
          "roman": "Tsuka yabakune kore? Hikaru kune? Hikaru kune?",
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          "ref": "2019 August 21, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 5m30s from the start, in 【判じ絵】江戸時代のなぞなぞに東大生が挑戦!, via YouTube",
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          "roman": "Tsuka yabakune kore? Hikaru kune? Hikaru kune?",
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      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ᵝna̠i]"
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