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Definition and Synonyms for 何となく
| 1. | なんだか | ある明細化されていない理由で |
| Somehow | for some unspecified reason | |
| Synonyms: | なぜか, なんだか, なんとなく, どういうわけか, どうしたものか, 争で, 何か, 何かしら | |
| 2. | 端無く | 故意でなく |
| Accidentally | without intention | |
| Synonyms: | たま, つい, ふと, ふいと, ふっと, たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ついつい, ひょいと, なんとなく, ゆくりなく, 何気ない, 何気なく, 偶, 偶然, 偶発的, 図らずも, 思う, 思わず, 思いがけず | |
| 3. | ぼうっと | 漠然とした方法で |
| Mistily | in a vague way | |
| Synonyms: | ぼやっと, ぼんやり, ぼーっと, もやもや, どことなく, なんとなく, 杳として, 薄々 | |
| 4. | 端無く | 意図的でない方法で |
| Accidentally | in an unintentional manner | |
| Synonyms: | たま, つい, ふと, ふいと, ふっと, たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ついつい, ひょいと, なんとなく, ゆくりなく, 何気ない, 何気なく, 偶, 偶然, 偶発的, 図らずも, 思う, 思わず, 思いがけず |
Meanings for each kanji in 何となく
| » | 何 | what |
Sample Sentences for 何となく
ここに来て、それまでは一度も海にはいろうと思わなかった私は、この時、何となく、着物が脱ぎたくなった。
I had not once thought about going into the sea since I came here, but at this moment, for some reason, I wanted to remove my clothes.
和服を着て椅子に腰をかけると、何となく心細い。裾から風がはひるやうな気がする。
I feel somewhat uneasy when I sit on a chair with Japanese clothes. I feel like the wind is blowing in from the cuff of my trousers.
此処に来て、それまでは一度も海にはいらうと思はなかつた私は、この時、何となく、着物が脱ぎたくなつた。
I had not once thought about going into the sea since I came here, but at this moment, for some reason, I wanted to remove my clothes.
「それを乗り越えて、初めて少年は男にうんちゃらかんちゃらです」「何となくよさげな事を言おうってんなら、最後までちゃんと言えよ！」
"It is when you overcome that, that a boy becomes something-something" "If you're trying to say something important sounding keep talking right to the end!"
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