なかれ
Meanings
Particle
Usually written in kana
1. must not; do not
from imperative form of 無し
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
do not be surprised; lo and behold; wait for it
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
do not be surprised; lo and behold; wait for it
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
do not be surprised; lo and behold; wait for it
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
Examples (1 in total)
Don't leave things half finished.