掛け替えのない

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
か > が
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of ()() (kakegae, replacement, substitution) + (no, subjective case particle) + () (nai, nonexistent), literally "replacement does not exist” or “no replacement.”

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けがえのな [kàkégáé nó náꜜì] (Nakadaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ke̞ɡa̠e̞ no̞ na̠i]

Phrase

()()えのない • (kakegae no nai) 

  1. (idiomatic) irreplaceable
    (かの)(じょ)(わたし)にとって()()えのない(そん)(ざい)だ。
    Kanojo wa watashi ni totte kakegae no nai sonzai da.
    She's irreplaceable to me.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Inflection

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