Nakuchaikenai

Usually written in kana.

無くちゃいけない (Nakuchaikenai) is a Japanese expression meaning “cannot do without something, indispensable, absolutely necessary, have to do”.

Meanings

  1. expressioncannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary
  2. expressionhave to doafter negative base of verb

Examples

  • I must remember to buy that book tomorrow.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 無くちゃいけない

nothingness

Related words

nonexistentunreasonableto be lost (e.g. luggage)isn't it?safetycertainfutilitycannot do without somethingthere's no (other) wayI'm sorryisn't it?radio (communication)