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何心なく (nanigokoronaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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彼かれ
を
傷きず
つけ
て
しまっ
た
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A casual remark I made without thinking ended up hurting him.
When I glanced out the window without any particular thought, it had started snowing.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Related words 何なに 心ごころ 無な い The adjective form meaning 'innocent' or 'unsuspecting'; 何心なく is its adverbial form.
何なに 気げ なく Similar meaning 'casually' or 'without thinking', but 何心なく can carry a stronger nuance of innocence or lack of ulterior motive.
Written forms 何なに 心ごころ なく
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the kana ending なく makes the adverbial nature clear.
何なに 心ごころ 無な く
Kanji-heavy variant; less common in modern writing.
Etymology Adverbial form of 何心無い (なにごころない), literally 'without any particular heart/mind'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of forming adverbs from adjectives.
