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jmdict 1599730 Active (id: 1976750)
何となく [ichi1] 何と無く
なんとなく [ichi1] なにとなく
1. [adv] [uk]
▶ somehow or other
▶ for some reason or another
▶ without knowing why
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2208050 となく 1. adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
  ⇐ see: 2756610 何となし【なんとなし】 1. somehow or other; for some reason or another



History:
6. A 2018-04-15 12:05:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2018-04-12 12:26:30  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"vaguely" is in gg5, but I think it is too vague
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<gloss>vaguely</gloss>
+<gloss>without knowing why</gloss>
4. A 2013-06-04 21:45:24  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
not sure i care for 'uncertainly', and it's not in the ref in any case
  Diff:
@@ -24,1 +24,0 @@
-<gloss>uncertainly</gloss>
3. A* 2013-06-04 21:11:25  winnie <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/なんとなく
  Diff:
@@ -23,0 +23,2 @@
+<gloss>vaguely</gloss>
+<gloss>uncertainly</gloss>
2. A 2012-11-07 09:58:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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