Entry
  1. Conjunction

    otherwise; or else; if not

    Usually written using kana alone

    急ぎなさい、さもないと遅れますよ。
    Hurry up, or you'll be late.

Also written 然もないと【さもないと】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Kun
しかしか.りしか.し
On
ゼンネン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
401 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.10The Kanji Dictionary
2333.3Four corner code
2540deroo
7136Unicode hex code
1-33-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2770Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3435New Nelson (John Haig)
2782New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3456Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1779Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2423Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
241Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
256Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
375A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1788Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
437Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19149Morohashi
528A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
651Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
662Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
450sakade
716Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
557henshall3
592Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
144crowley
401Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1279Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
246Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ran2Pinyin reading
yeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level