N3 — outside your level filter

なんか

なんかnankaN3casual

savor + (and…) + N of all things — knocks the noun down a peg

ajiwatte nanka

N of all things — knocks the noun down a peg

meaning: N of all things — knocks the noun down a peg

あんな店みせなんか、もう二度にどと行いかない。

anna mise nanka, mou nido to ikanai.

A place like that? I'm never going back. casual

「泣ないてるの？」「泣ないてなんかいないよ。」

"naiteru no?" "naite nanka inai yo."

"Are you crying?" "I'm not crying." casual

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N of all things — puts the noun down, or sounds modest

あんな店みせなんか、もう二度にどと行いかない。
anna mise nanka, mou nido to ikanai.
A place like that? I'm never going back. casual
私わたしなんかにできるかな。
watashi nanka ni dekiru kana.
I wonder if someone like me can really do it. casual
私わたしなんかでよろしければ、喜よろこんでお手伝てつだいします。
watashi nanka de yoroshikereba, yorokonde otetsudai shimasu.
If someone like me will do, I'd be glad to help. neutral
細こまかい数字すうじなんか、後あとで直なおせばいいよ。
komakai suuji nanka, ato de naoseba ii yo.
Never mind the exact figures — you can fix them later. casual

N and all that — after a て-form, throws the act out entirely

「泣ないてるの？」「泣ないてなんかいないよ。」
"naiteru no?" "naite nanka inai yo."
"Are you crying?" "I'm not crying." casual
私わたしは、あの人ひとを疑うたがってなんかいません。
watashi wa, ano hito o utagatte nanka imasen.
I do not suspect him in the slightest. neutral

なんてnantealternant
なんて quotes the noun rather than just downgrading it, and carries more disbelief. なんか is softer, and the commoner grumble.

A different なんか sits before the verb, not after a noun (なんか疲つかれた,
"somehow"). Same sound, different word.