Word Meaning 無ければ

なければ nakereba

無ければ is read as なければ (nakereba) and means have to ....

Meaning

English

  1. have to ...
  2. must ...
  3. if not ...
  4. unless ...
  5. if (it) doesn't exist
  6. if there is no ...
  7. if (one) doesn't have ...

Reading

Kana

なければ

Romaji

nakereba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 46480 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無人

むじん

shorthandedness

無茶

むちゃ

rash

無理

むり

impossible

無料

むりょう

free (of charge)

無事

ぶじ

good health

無職

むしょく

without an occupation

無言

むごん

silence (not speaking)

無線

むせん

radio (communication)

無用

むよう

unnecessary

無数

むすう

innumerable

無効

むこう

invalid

Example Sentences

4

Plants die without water.

If there was no air, man could not live for even ten minutes.

But for your help, I could not have done it.

To "youth" there is neither impossibility nor gloom. It is the power that overcomes everything, the sun that brightens everything.