"何となく" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "何",
        "3": "と",
        "4": "なく",
        "pos1": "combining form of nani",
        "pos2": "adverbial particle",
        "pos3": "adverbial form of <i class=\"Jpan mention\" lang=\"ja\">ない</i> nai, “not; without”",
        "sort": "なんとなく",
        "t1": "what",
        "tr1": "nan",
        "tr2": "to",
        "tr3": "naku"
      },
      "expansion": "何 (nan, “what”, combining form of nani) + と (to, adverbial particle) + なく (naku, adverbial form of ない nai, “not; without”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "この間は何と寒いね。",
        "2": "^この あいだ は なん と さむい ね。",
        "3": "It's been kinda cold this while, hasn't it."
      },
      "expansion": "この間(あいだ)は何(なん)と寒(さむ)いね。\nKono aida wa nan to samui ne.\nIt's been kinda cold this while, hasn't it.",
      "name": "ja-usex"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 何 (nan, “what”, combining form of nani) + と (to, adverbial particle) + なく (naku, adverbial form of ない nai, “not; without”).\n何と (nan to) is used to mean \"somehow, somewhat, kinda\":\n: この間(あいだ)は何(なん)と寒(さむ)いね。\nKono aida wa nan to samui ne.\nIt's been kinda cold this while, hasn't it.\nThe addition of the なく (naku) on the end serves to emphasize the vagueness: somehow or other, kinda sorta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何となく",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nantonaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "なんとなく"
      },
      "expansion": "何(なん)となく • (nantonaku)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "somehow or other,  for some reason or another"
      ],
      "id": "en-何となく-ja-adv-ZA0w8eKU",
      "links": [
        [
          "somehow",
          "somehow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "somewhat, to some degree"
      ],
      "id": "en-何となく-ja-adv-zAsNJGvV",
      "links": [
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ],
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なんとなく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠nto̞na̠kɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "何となく"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adverbs",
    "Japanese compound terms",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "何",
        "3": "と",
        "4": "なく",
        "pos1": "combining form of nani",
        "pos2": "adverbial particle",
        "pos3": "adverbial form of <i class=\"Jpan mention\" lang=\"ja\">ない</i> nai, “not; without”",
        "sort": "なんとなく",
        "t1": "what",
        "tr1": "nan",
        "tr2": "to",
        "tr3": "naku"
      },
      "expansion": "何 (nan, “what”, combining form of nani) + と (to, adverbial particle) + なく (naku, adverbial form of ない nai, “not; without”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "この間は何と寒いね。",
        "2": "^この あいだ は なん と さむい ね。",
        "3": "It's been kinda cold this while, hasn't it."
      },
      "expansion": "この間(あいだ)は何(なん)と寒(さむ)いね。\nKono aida wa nan to samui ne.\nIt's been kinda cold this while, hasn't it.",
      "name": "ja-usex"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 何 (nan, “what”, combining form of nani) + と (to, adverbial particle) + なく (naku, adverbial form of ない nai, “not; without”).\n何と (nan to) is used to mean \"somehow, somewhat, kinda\":\n: この間(あいだ)は何(なん)と寒(さむ)いね。\nKono aida wa nan to samui ne.\nIt's been kinda cold this while, hasn't it.\nThe addition of the なく (naku) on the end serves to emphasize the vagueness: somehow or other, kinda sorta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何となく",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nantonaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb",
        "2": "なんとなく"
      },
      "expansion": "何(なん)となく • (nantonaku)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "somehow or other,  for some reason or another"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "somehow",
          "somehow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "somewhat, to some degree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ],
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なんとなく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠nto̞na̠kɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "何となく"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "何となく"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "何となく",
  "trace": ""
}