JLPT N1

なんか (Nanka) is a Japanese particle meaning “something like ..., things like ..., someone like ..., the likes of ...”.

Meanings

  1. particle, adverbsomething like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...oft. scornful or dismissive

Examples

  • That's a nice car you're driving.

  • Grammar be hanged.

  • We can do without a television, can't we?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).