なく

See also: なぐ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Regular adverbial form of ない (nai), when used as either a verb suffix or as the plain negative of the copula だ (da).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なく [náꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [na̠kɯ̟]

Adverb

なく • (naku) 

1. adverbial or continuative form of ない (nai)

See also

• 無(な)くす, 亡(な)くす, 失(な)くす (nakusu): to lose something
• 無(な)くても (nakutemo): even if not, even without
• 無(な)くなす (nakunasu): to lose something
• 無(な)くなる (nakunaru): to disappear, to get lost; to run out

Etymology 2

The reading of various verbs.

For pronunciation and definitions of なく – see the following entries.

【泣く】 [verb] (intransitive) to cry; to weep; to sob [verb] (intransitive) to howl [verb] (transitive) to grieve over something Alternative spelling 哭く

【鳴く】 [verb] (of an animal) to call, to make noise; e.g., a bird's singing Alternative spelling 啼く

(This term, なく (naku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as なく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なく.)