N331/1669

なま

noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)nounnoun (generic)colloquialabbreviationprefixarchaic

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Meanings

  • raw, uncooked, fresh
  • natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
  • unprotected (sex), raw, bareback
  • live (i.e. not recorded)
  • inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude
  • impudence, sauciness
  • unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer
  • blank (e.g. disk), unused
  • just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-
  • insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory
  • cash
  • tipsiness

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Example sentences

このさかななまべられますか?

Can this fish be eaten raw?

彼女かのじょはビールよりなまきだとった。

She said she prefers draft beer over regular beer.

なまこえ歌手かしゅ感謝かんしゃつたえた。

I conveyed my gratitude to the singer in person, face to face.

かれはまだ経験けいけんすくなくて、仕事しごとぶりがなまだとかんじる。

He still has little experience, and his work feels half-baked.

新鮮しんせんなま野菜やさいをそのままサラダに使つかうのが一番いちばんおいしい。

Using fresh raw vegetables as they are in a salad is the most delicious way.