Grow with Kitty

なかなか

nakanaka

used every day

English

quite, considerably; (neg.) not easily

नेपाली

निकै; (नकारमा) सजिलै ...होइन

Examples

  1. バスがなかなか来きません。

    The bus just won't come.

  2. 日本語にほんごの敬語けいごはなかなか身みにつきません。

    Japanese honorific language isn't easy to master.

  3. 景気けいきは回復かいふくしつつあるものの、給与きゅうよはなかなか上あがりません。

    Although the economy is recovering, wages just aren't going up.

How to write it

This word is written in kana only — no kanji to draw.

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