くない

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
苦無
苦内

Unknown. The kanji spellings appear to be ateji (当て字).

This term appears to be rare, and it is not listed in many dictionaries.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝna̠i]

Noun

くない • (kunai) 

  1. (weaponry) a Japanese weapon, possibly derived from a masonry trowel
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: kunai
See also

Etymology 2

Derived as a repurposing of the negative ending -ku nai of regular -i adjectives. Appears as slang in informal usage where standard Japanese would use じゃない (ja nai) instead.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝna̠i]

Particle

くない • (kunai) 

  1. [from 2008?] (informal, slang) isn't it, aren't you (said when seeking confirmation from the listener)
    あるくない？
    Aru kunai?
    They have that, don't they?
    • 2019 August 21, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 5m30s from the start, in 【判じ絵】江戸時代のなぞなぞに東大生が挑戦！‎, via YouTube:
      江(え)戸(ど)時(じ)代(だい)になると濁(だく)点(てん)あるくない？
      Edo jidai ni naru to dakuten aru kunai?
      We have the voicing mark once we get to the Edo period, don't we?
    • 2020 October 28, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 3m02s from the start, in ｢ですが｣が全部｢か〜ら〜の〜？｣になるクイズしてみたYO⤴【パリピ】‎, via YouTube:
      つかやばくねコレ？光(ひか)るくね？光(ひか)るくね？
      Tsuka yabakune kore? Hikaru kune? Hikaru kune?
      Dude, but look at this though; it's blinking. Isn't that whack?

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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