adjective

  1. casual, unconcerned, nonchalant, indifferent, offhand.
  2. ordinary, normal, regular, everyday, unremarkable. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
何気ない なにげない
 
何気無い なにげない
 
 
 
何げない なにげない

Contained Kanji Breakdown

what
なに なん カ (2nd, N5)
human radical (no. 9)
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
spirit, mind, air
キ き ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ ケ いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)