ぬ

auxiliary verb

not

Classical negative auxiliary equivalent to modern ない. Attaches to the -nai stem of verbs (and せ～ for サ変). ん is a contracted form. Used in literary, archaic, or dialectal contexts; not productive in standard modern Japanese.

See also: ない

• 風かぜが吹ふかぬ日ひはない。

  There is no day when the wind does not blow.

• そんなことは知しらん。

  I don't know such a thing.