- 1. [adj-na, n] low-priced; cheap; inexpensive
- 2. [adj-na, n] shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
- 3. [n] link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting (net-sl)
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | あんかな | (ankana) |
| Non-past, plain | あんかだ | (ankada) |
| Non-past, polite | あんかです | (ankadesu) |
| Past, plain | あんかだった | (ankadatta) |
| Past, polite | あんかでした | (ankadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | あんかじゃない | (ankajanai) |
| Negative, polite | あんかじゃないです | (ankajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | あんかじゃなかった | (ankajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | あんかじゃなかったです | (ankajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | あんかで | (ankade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | あんかなら | (ankanara) |
Kanji in this word
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安
relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peacefulOn: アン (an)Kun: やす.い (yasu.i)、 やす.まる (yasu.maru)、 やす (yasu)、 やす.らか (yasu.raka)
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価
value, priceOn: カ (ka)、 ケ (ke)Kun: あたい (atai)
Example Sentences
この車は彼が買えるほど安価だった。
This car was cheap enough for him to buy.