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定め無い

定め無い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 4

Usage notes

Both senses of sadamenai are often written using hiragana for the nai portion. In such cases, the intended sense can be discerned from the context.

Alternative forms

Adjective

定め無い (-i inflection, hiragana さだめない, romaji sadamenai)

  1. transient, changeable, ephemeral

Inflection

References

  1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan