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難なく (なんなく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

難なんなく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

adverb

easily; without difficulty; with no trouble

Used to describe accomplishing something smoothly, without encountering obstacles or problems. Often modifies verbs of completion or achievement.

彼かれは難なんなく試し験けんに合ごう格かくした。
He passed the exam easily.
その問もん題だいは難なんなく

解かい

決けつ

でき

た

。

We were able to solve the problem without any difficulty.

Written forms

難なんなくUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
なんなくUsage17%
難なん無なく
Alternate kanji spelling using 無く instead of なく; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

難difficult, impossible, trouble
無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

容よう易いに
Both mean 'easily', but 難なく emphasizes the absence of trouble or obstacles, while 容易に is a more general term for ease and can also imply simplicity.
すんなり
すんなり also means 'smoothly' or 'without resistance', but often carries a nuance of physical smoothness or slimness, whereas 難なく focuses on the lack of difficulty in achieving a result.

Etymology

Compound of 難 (nan, 'difficulty') + なく (naku, adverbial form of ない 'not exist'), literally 'without difficulty'. The kanji spelling 難なく is the standard representation.