なかれ

See also: ながれ

Japanese

Etymology

The imperative form of the classical adjective 無し (nashi, “not”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なかれ [nàkáꜜrè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
(Tokyo) なかれ [náꜜkàrè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠ɾe̞]

Particle

なかれ (rōmaji nakare)

勿れ, 莫れ, 毋れ: (Classical Japanese) must not; do not
汝 (なんじ)、殺 (ころ)すなかれ
Nanji, korosu nakare
Thou shalt not kill
- Kanbun kundoku rendition of The Analects of Confucius, XV.24
  己 (おのれ)の欲 (ほっ)せざる所 (ところ)、人 (ひと)に施 (ほどこ)すこと勿 (なか)れ
  Onore no hossezaru tokoro, hito ni hodokosu koto nakare
  What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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