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    3. 然なくば

    然なくば

    然さな​く​ば​

    if not

    NTExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    さなくば

    Expressions

    1.
    if not, otherwise, or else
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 22

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    Characters that make up this word

    然
    しか・しか.り・しか.し・さ…(2)
    sort of thing・so・if so・in that case・well
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
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