"なかれ" meaning in Japanese

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Particle

IPA: [na̠ka̠ɾe̞] Forms: nakare [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First cited in the Man'yōshū, completed in 759. The imperative form of the classical adjective 無し (nashi, “not”). Originally from fusion of adverbial なく (naku) + imperative copula あれ (are, “be”), resulting in a literal meaning of imperative "be not". Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|なく}} なく (naku), {{ja-r|あれ||be}} あれ (are, “be”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} なかれ • (nakare)
  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) must not; do not Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines, Man'yōshū, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Tags: Classical, Japanese, literary
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Download raw JSONL data for なかれ meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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