何となく (Nantonaku) is a Japanese adverb meaning “somehow, for some reason (or other), without knowing why”.
Meanings
- adverbsomehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
Examples
何となく雨みたいだ。
It looks like rain.
何となくはわかりました。
I sort of understand.
私はなんとなく彼の家を見つけた。
Somehow or other I found his house.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).