ん | Japanese meaning

ん

Frequency rank: 21.

interjection (kandoushi)

yes; yeah; uh huhsee also うん
huh?; what?

auxiliary verb; suffix

notnegative verb ending used in informal speech; abbr. of negative verb ending ぬsee also ぬ

particle

's; of; belonging toabbr. of particle の; indicates possessivesee also の and の
at (place, time); in; on; duringabbr. of particle に, used esp. when it precedes the verb なるsee also に

Forms

んFrequency rank: 21.

Generated definitions (experimental)

yes; yeah; uh huh

This usage expresses agreement or affirmation in response to a question or statement.

、。

Yes, that's right.

、。

Yeah, that's fine.

huh?; what?

This is used to express confusion or to ask for clarification when one did not hear or understand something.

、きごう？

Huh? What?

、きごう？

Excuse me, could you say that again?

This usage negates a verb or phrase, indicating the opposite or absence of something.

。

He is not coming.

。

That is not true.

's; of; belonging to

This indicates possession or association, typically showing ownership.

。

That is his book.

。

Her dog is cute.

at (place, time); in; on; during

This denotes a specific location or time when something occurs.

。

Let's meet at school.

。

I will meet at 3 PM.

Generated collocations (experimental)

it's that...what is it? / Oh, I see!はんきごう！huh! (an expression of realization)なあんoh, I see (used in a more informal and casual way)isn't it? (used to seek agreement)it is (used to provide an explanation)isn't it? / don't you think? (used for seeking confirmation)きごう?huh? (used to express confusion or surprise)なぁんoh, that’s it! (realization expression)きごう？so, (inquiring about what follows)

Example sentences

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1. 。

This is always the way it has been.