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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

なんか

N1
nanka
  1. things like ...
  2. or something like that .. (often derogatory)
particleadverb

Chinese meanings

之类;根本

Examples

  • この仕し事ごとは決けっしてやさしくなんかないんだよ。
    This work is anything but easy.
    这工作绝对不简单。
  • 彼かれは断だんじて芸げい術じゅつ家かなんかではない。
    He is anything but that.
    他根本算不上艺术家。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('2cd8f09df7'); // なんか
{
  "id": "2cd8f09df7",
  "word": "なんか",
  "reading": "なんか",
  "romaji": "nanka",
  "meanings": [
    "things like ...",
    "or something like that .. (often derogatory)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "prt",
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1009500,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この仕事は決してやさしくなんかないんだよ。",
      "furigana": "この{仕事|しごと}は{決|けっ}してやさしくなんかないんだよ。",
      "en": "This work is anything but easy.",
      "tatoeba_id": 221811
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は断じて芸術家なんかではない。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{断|だん}じて{芸術家|げいじゅつか}なんかではない。",
      "en": "He is anything but that.",
      "tatoeba_id": 102267
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "fb8f6dcad5eb17cc1b70832005ab0287303e4aa8d140c777dca4d0cead529699",
    "meanings": [
      "之类",
      "根本"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この仕事は決してやさしくなんかないんだよ。",
        "zh": "这工作绝对不简单。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は断じて芸術家なんかではない。",
        "zh": "他根本算不上艺术家。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/2cd8f09df7",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1009500; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "7e3e4c22ac1a0c70aa9739c9dd9a881f63c223e123c757c4abfd460cb04711e3"
  }
}