JLPT N4 · な-adjective

中々 (nakanaka)

中々 (なかなか, nakanaka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “very; considerably”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なかなか
Romaji: nakanaka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly · adverb, な-adjective · usually written in kana
by no means; not readily · adverb · usually written in kana · with a verb in the negative
middle; half-way point · noun
excellent; wonderful; very good · noun taking の · usually written in kana

Example sentences

あいつは、なかなかいい奴だぜ！

He is a good joker.

Tatoeba #234646

いまどき良い仕事はなかなか得がたいのを忘れないでね。

Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.

Tatoeba #172397

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

Conjugation of 中々

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	中々だ	なかなかだ nakanakada
Present (polite)	中々です	なかなかです nakanakadesu
Negative	中々じゃない	なかなかじゃない nakanakajanai
Past	中々だった	なかなかだった nakanakadatta
Negative past	中々じゃなかった	なかなかじゃなかった nakanakajanakatta
Te-form	中々で	なかなかで nakanakade
Before a noun	中々な	なかなかな nakanakana
Adverb (~ni)	中々に	なかなかに nakanakani

Kanji in 中々

中

in, inside, middleチュウ・なか・うち · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 中々.

中じゅう(all) through (e.g. the night)中ちゅうmedium (size)中なかinside背中せなかback (of the body)途中とちゅうon the way中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school集中しゅうちゅうconcentration (on a task)最中さいちゅう(in) the middle of夢中むちゅうabsorbed in夜中よなかmiddle of the night中央ちゅうおうcentre中学ちゅうがくjunior high school中古ちゅうこused中止ちゅうしinterruption

Source: JMdict entry 1599420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.