Word Meaning 名がなく

ながなく naganaku

名がなく is read as ながなく (naganaku) and means to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.)
  2. to not be worth the name
  3. to not deserve to be called

Reading

Kana

ながなく

Romaji

naganaku

Writing Variants

  • 名が泣く ながなく na ga naku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 116116 Priority S

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名人

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title

名高い

なだかい

famous

名ばかり

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in name only

名山

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名木

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名目

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名所

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名詞

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