表層形
なんか
ナンカ
助詞
なんか (ナンカ)
Nanka · なんか — something like ..., things like ..., someone like ..., the likes of ...
Other ways to say “something like” in Japanese →
なんか in rōmaji: nanka.
助詞
副助詞
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Updated: 2026年8月17日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
なんか
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| 読み (Reading) |
ナンカ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
助詞・副助詞・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
なんか
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| 読み・基本形 |
ナンカ
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| 表記・基本形 |
なんか
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| 見出し語の読み |
ナンカ
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💡 English Meaning
なんか means “something like ..., things like ..., someone like ..., the likes of ...” — full definition & examples →
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助詞 (particles) are postpositions that follow nouns to mark grammatical role. They're one of the most important structures to master in Japanese.
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The surface form (なんか) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (なんか) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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The reading shows the pronunciation in hiragana or katakana as recorded by UniDic. For kanji entries this is the standard reading of this specific surface form — which may differ from other readings of the same kanji.
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