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何気ない (なにげない): casual, unconcerned — Japanese vocabulary

何気ない is read なにげない and means "casual, unconcerned". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

何気ない

Reading
なにげない · nanigenai
Translation
casual, unconcerned
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
なにげないが

Example

彼女はその本に何気なく目をやった。

かのじょはそのほんになにげなくめをやった。

She took a casual glance at the book.

Kanji in this word

  • 何 — what
  • 気 — spirit, mood

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