なんとなく in 日本語

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Synonyms: 何処と無く, 何故か, 何か, 何だか, 何とはなしに, 漫ろ Translations (なぜか): op een of andere manier (オランダ語), de algún modo (スペイン語), de alguna manera (スペイン語), nějak (チェコ語), ఎలాగోలా (テルグ語), ఏదోరకంగా (テルグ語), irgendwie (ドイツ語), valahogy (ハンガリー語), valahogyan (ハンガリー語), jotenkin (フィンランド語), jotenkuten (フィンランド語), d'une façon ou d'une autre (フランス語), de alguma forma (ポルトガル語), por algum meio (ポルトガル語), cumva (ルーマニア語), как-то (ロシア語), как-нибудь (ロシア語), somehow (英語) [Show more ▼] [Hide more ▲]

Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語副詞, 日本語国際音声記号あり

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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "ref": "（久生十蘭『キャラコさん』）",
          "text": "なんとなくいい気持で、うっとりとなる。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "明確な理由が無いさま。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-なんとなく-ja-adv-qo~hCOrl"
    }
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      "form": "なんとなく",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[nàńtónáꜜkù]",
      "tags": [
        "Nakadaka"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠nto̞na̠kɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "何処と無く"
    },
    {
      "word": "何故か"
    },
    {
      "word": "何か"
    },
    {
      "word": "何だか"
    },
    {
      "word": "何とはなしに"
    },
    {
      "word": "漫ろ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "somehow"
    },
    {
      "lang": "オランダ語",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "op een of andere manier"
    },
    {
      "lang": "スペイン語",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "de algún modo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "スペイン語",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "de alguna manera"
    },
    {
      "lang": "チェコ語",
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      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "nějak"
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      "lang_code": "te",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "ఎలాగోలా"
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      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "ఏదోరకంగా"
    },
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      "lang": "ドイツ語",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "irgendwie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ハンガリー語",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "valahogy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ハンガリー語",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "valahogyan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フィンランド語",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "jotenkin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フィンランド語",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "jotenkuten"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フランス語",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "d'une façon ou d'une autre"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "de alguma forma"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "por algum meio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ルーマニア語",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "cumva"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ロシア語",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "как-то"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ロシア語",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "как-нибудь"
    }
  ],
  "word": "なんとなく"
}

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    "日本語 副詞",
    "日本語 国際音声記号あり"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
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      "examples": [
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "（久生十蘭『キャラコさん』）",
          "text": "なんとなくいい気持で、うっとりとなる。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "明確な理由が無いさま。"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "なんとなく",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[nàńtónáꜜkù]",
      "tags": [
        "Nakadaka"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠nto̞na̠kɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "何処と無く"
    },
    {
      "word": "何故か"
    },
    {
      "word": "何か"
    },
    {
      "word": "何だか"
    },
    {
      "word": "何とはなしに"
    },
    {
      "word": "漫ろ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "somehow"
    },
    {
      "lang": "オランダ語",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "op een of andere manier"
    },
    {
      "lang": "スペイン語",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "de algún modo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "スペイン語",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "de alguna manera"
    },
    {
      "lang": "チェコ語",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "nějak"
    },
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      "lang": "テルグ語",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "ఎలాగోలా"
    },
    {
      "lang": "テルグ語",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "ఏదోరకంగా"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ドイツ語",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "irgendwie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ハンガリー語",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "valahogy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ハンガリー語",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "valahogyan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フィンランド語",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "jotenkin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フィンランド語",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "jotenkuten"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フランス語",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "d'une façon ou d'une autre"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "de alguma forma"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ポルトガル語",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "por algum meio"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ルーマニア語",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "cumva"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ロシア語",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "как-то"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ロシア語",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "sense": "なぜか",
      "word": "как-нибудь"
    }
  ],
  "word": "なんとなく"
}

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"なんとなく" meaning in 日本語

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