〜ことなく
N2koto naku
without (doing); without ever
Formation
Verb-dict + ことなく
Chinese meanings
不……;没有……
Chinese formation
动词辞书形+ことなく
Chinese usage
表示不做某事而持续另一动作。
Chinese notes
较ないで、ずに书面。
Examples
- 彼は三十年間、一日も休むことなく店を開け続けた。For thirty years, he kept his shop open without taking a single day off.他三十年来一天也没休息地持续开店。
- 失敗を恐れることなく、新しいことに挑戦してほしい。I want you to take on new challenges without fearing failure.希望你不怕失败,勇于尝试新事物。
Notes
A written equivalent of 〜ないで / 〜ずに, often implying that something one might expect to happen did not.
#negation#manner#written
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('koto-naku');
{
"id": "koto-naku",
"pattern": "〜ことなく",
"romaji": "koto naku",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "without (doing); without ever",
"formation": "Verb-dict + ことなく",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼は三十年間、一日も休むことなく店を開け続けた。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{三|さん}{十|じゅう}{年間|ねんかん}、{一|いち}{日|にち}も{休|やす}むことなく{店|みせ}を{開|あ}け{続|つづ}けた。",
"en": "For thirty years, he kept his shop open without taking a single day off."
},
{
"ja": "失敗を恐れることなく、新しいことに挑戦してほしい。",
"furigana": "{失敗|しっぱい}を{恐|おそ}れることなく、{新|あたら}しいことに{挑戦|ちょうせん}してほしい。",
"en": "I want you to take on new challenges without fearing failure."
}
],
"tags": [
"negation",
"manner",
"written"
],
"notes": "A written equivalent of 〜ないで / 〜ずに, often implying that something one might expect to happen did not.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "5e59cca0e12a331497ebd6ba4312cce2f794f3bbce392ddef416425af19448a3",
"meanings": [
"不……",
"没有……"
],
"formation": "动词辞书形+ことなく",
"explanation": "表示不做某事而持续另一动作。",
"notes": "较ないで、ずに书面。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼は三十年間、一日も休むことなく店を開け続けた。",
"zh": "他三十年来一天也没休息地持续开店。"
},
{
"ja": "失敗を恐れることなく、新しいことに挑戦してほしい。",
"zh": "希望你不怕失败,勇于尝试新事物。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#koto-naku",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "e355dc60d069891445404296bb3462e2219b7e3f9c92664c08e76c85959d5406"
}
}