Word Meaning 何となく

なんとなく nantonaku

何となく is read as なんとなく (nantonaku) and means somehow or other.

Meaning

English

  1. somehow or other
  2. for some reason or another
  3. without knowing why

Reading

Kana

なんとなく

Romaji

nantonaku

Writing Variants

  • 何と無く なんとなく nan to naku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 15968 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何気無く

なにげなく

unintentionally

何心無く

なにごころなく

without any special thought

何か

なにか

(so) what (are you trying to say)?

何ら

なんら

what kind of

何人

なにびと

anyone

なに

what

何とか

なんとか

somehow

何十

なんじゅう

(several) tens

何より

なにより

above anything else

何でも

なんでも

I am told

何時でも

いつでも

(at) any time