JLPT N2 · Adverb

なんとなく (nantonaku)

なんとなく is a Japanese adverb meaning “somehow; for some reason (or other)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なんとなく
Romaji: nantonaku
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

私はなんとなく彼の家を見つけた。

Somehow or other I found his house.

Tatoeba #159194

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1599730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.