Word Meaning 行けない

いけない ikenai

行けない is read as いけない (ikenai) and means unable to drink (alcohol).

Meaning

English

  1. unable to drink (alcohol)
  2. hopeless
  3. beyond hope
  4. bad
  5. wrong
  6. naughty
  7. must not (do, be)
  8. should not

Reading

Kana

いけない

Romaji

ikenai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 101199 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

行い

おこない

asceticism

行き違い

いきちがい

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road)

行き来

いきき

street traffic

行き

いき

bound for ...

行う

おこなう

to perform

ぎょう

carya (austerities)

行く

いく

to die

行き先

いきさき

destination

行く先

いくさき

destination

行間

ぎょうかん

line-spacing in text

Example Sentences

10

I can't come now.

I'm afraid to go.

Can't you go tomorrow morning?

I'm sorry I can't go.

I'm busy, so I can't go.

I am too busy to go.

As I am busy, I cannot go.

I can't go on Monday.

You must not give up.

The place is not accessible by land.