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JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

何なんとも言いえない

nantomoienai

indescribable, hard to say

Example sentences

  1. 何なんとも言いえない。

    I can’t say.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょはけっして美人びじんではないが、何なんとも言いえない愛敬あいきょうがある。

    She is not at all a beauty, but she has an indescribable charm.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 蓮はすの花はなはなんとも言いえない芳香ほうこうをはなっていた。

    The lotus blossoms diffused an inexpressibly pleasant scent.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 何言

  • 何whatOnカKunなに・なん・なに-
  • 言say; wordOnゲン・ゴンKunいう・こと

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