How to say 'Quite' or 'Not easily' in Japanese | 中々

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The Japanese word for Quite or Not easily is 'Nakanaka', written as 中々 in Japanese.'Quite' or 'Not easily' in hiragana is なかなか.

word

中々

Meaning

Quite, Not easily

Reading

なかなか

nakanaka

Kanji

中Center

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '中々 (なかなか)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'quite' or 'very', used to emphasize the degree of something, often in a positive sense. For example: This is quite delicious「これは中々美味しい」(これはなかなかおいしい). The second meaning is 'not easily' or 'hardly', used to express difficulty in achieving something. For example: I can't easily finish this task「この課題は中々終わらない」(このかだいはなかなかおわらない). The nuance of this word depends on the context, so pay attention to the tone of the sentence.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

776

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 中々

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

中

Meaning

Center

Words Related to 中々 Through the Kanji 中

These 45 Words contain the Kanji 中 as well.

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中

Meaning

Inside, Middle

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中国

Meaning

China

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中心

Meaning

Center

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中央

Meaning

Center, Middle

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中学生

Meaning

Middle school student

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中学校

Meaning

Junior high

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途中

Meaning

Midway, On the way

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中学

Meaning

Middle school

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背中

Meaning

Back

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世の中

Meaning

World

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連中

Meaning

Group

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水中

Meaning

Underwater

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空中

Meaning

Sky, Air

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お中元

Meaning

Mid year gift

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中世

Meaning

Middle ages

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中身

Meaning

Contents

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中間

Meaning

Middle, Interim

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集中

Meaning

Concentration

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夜中

Meaning

Midnight

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真ん中

Meaning

Middle

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最中

Meaning

Peak, Middle

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夢中

Meaning

Engrossed

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暑中見舞い

Meaning

Summer greeting

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日中

Meaning

Daytime, Japan China

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中年

Meaning

Middle age

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年中

Meaning

Year round

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中華

Meaning

China, Chinese

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中止

Meaning

Cancellation

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中古

Meaning

Used, Secondhand

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町中

Meaning

Town center

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中期

Meaning

Midterm, Mid phase

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中指

Meaning

Finger, Middle

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中立

Meaning

Neutrality

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真夜中

Meaning

Midnight

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真っ最中

Meaning

Midst

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中略

Meaning

Omission

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中流

Meaning

Middle class

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中断

Meaning

Interruption

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中継

Meaning

Broadcast, Relay

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女中

Meaning

Maid

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中途

Meaning

Midway

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中枢

Meaning

Center

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中級

Meaning

Intermediate

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中毒

Meaning

Addiction

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中旬

Meaning

Midmonth

Words Related to 中々 Through the Kanji 々

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 々 as well.

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時々

Meaning

Sometimes

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人々

Meaning

People

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少々

Meaning

Slightly

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我々

Meaning

word

色々

Meaning

Various

word

元々

Meaning

Originally

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益々

Meaning

Increasingly

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次々

Meaning

One after another

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日々

Meaning

Days

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明々後日

Meaning

Day after tomorrow

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国々

Meaning

Countries

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段々

Meaning

Gradually

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様々

Meaning

Various

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態々

Meaning

Specially

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個々

Meaning

Individual

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偶々

Meaning

By chance

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方々

Meaning

People

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徐々

Meaning

Gradually

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順々に

Meaning

In order

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堂々

Meaning

Majestic, Unashamed

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一々

Meaning

Every, Each

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苛々

Meaning

Irritation

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年々

Meaning

Yearly

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精々

Meaning

At most

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所々

Meaning

Parts, Spots

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次々に

Meaning

One after another

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度々

Meaning

Often

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若々しい

Meaning

Youthful

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続々

Meaning

Continuously, One after another

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神々

Meaning

Gods

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等々

Meaning

Etc

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別々

Meaning

Separate

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各々

Meaning

Each

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種々

Meaning

Various

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騒々しい

Meaning

Noisy

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