なきなきMeanings1suffix, pre-noun adjectival-less; lacking; withoutusually written using kana aloneSuffix or pre-noun adjectival meaning 'without' or 'lacking'. Attaches to nouns to form expressions like 'without X' or 'X-less'. Often used in fixed or literary expressions.See also: ない情なさけなき仕し打うちに涙なみだが出でた。I cried at the heartless treatment.慈じ悲ひなき戦たたかいが続つづいExpressions· 9なきゃif not exist; if there is no; if one doesn't have · if not; unless · have to; must今いまは無なきnow gone; no longer existing; lostあるかなきかbarely there; almost nonexistent無なきに等ひとしいessentially nonexistent; virtually nil
