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    3. 無きゃならない

    無きゃならない

    無なき​ゃ​な​ら​な​い​

    cannot do without something

    NTExpressionsCore ConceptsDaily LifeKanji Vocab31 strokes

    なきゃならない

    Expressions

    1.
    cannot do without something, indispensable, absolutely necessary
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    have to do

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    Characters that make up this word

    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    ゃ
    small ya
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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