Results, 何

何★【なにnani・なんnan】

pronoun:

  • what

prefix:

  • how many [なん] - followed by a counter ➜ 何か月
  • large number of; many [なん] - followed by (optional number), counter and も ➜ 何度も・何日も

noun:

  • you-know-what; that

expression:

  • whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them

interjection:

  • what? - expressing surprise
  • hey! - expressing anger or irritability

今imaのnoアナウンスANAUNSUはha何naniだったdattaのですnodesuかka。 What did the announcement just say?

何度も何domo「やめましょうyamemashouよyo」とto言ったittaのにnoni、何nani杯haiもmoワインWAINをwo飲み干しnomihoshi--ご覧の通りgorannotoori、酔っ払ってyopparatteハイHAIになってninatteしまったshimattaのnoであるdearu。 I kept saying "Let's stop" but she drained cup after cup of wine -- and now, as you can see, she's completely drunk.

何naniしてるshiteruのno? What're you doing?

Kanji definition:

何

カKA・なにnani・なんnan・なに~nani ・なん~nan

what

Strokes:
7
Radical:
人亻 human
SKIP:
3-4-3
UTF:
4f55
JIS208:
18-31
Nanori:
あがaga
Hangul:
하 [ha]
Pinyin:
hé / hè
Stroke order:
Example words:
何【なにnani】
what; / how many; / large number of; many; / you-know-what; that; / whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; / what?; / hey!
何か【なにかnanika】
something
何度【なんどnando】
how many times?; how often?
何も【なにもnanimo】
nothing (with neg. verbs); not any; / and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all
何より【なによりnaniyori】
most; best; above all

Partial results:

どのdono★《何の》 Inflection

pre-noun adjectival:

いつitsu☆《何時》

adverbial noun:

  • when; how soon

いつitsu旅行ryokouにniおいでになりますoideninarimasuかka。 When will you go on a journey?

なぜnaze☆《何故》なにゆえnaniyue☆《何故・何ゆえ》

adverb:

  • why; how

あなたanataはhaなぜnaze働いているhataraiteiruのno。 How come you're still working?

どこdoko☆《何処・何所・何處old》いずこizuko・いずくizukuobs.・いづこizukoobs.《何処》いどこidokoobs.《何処・何所・何處old》

pronoun:

いつもitsumo☆《何時も》

adverb / noun:

  • always; usually; every time
  • never - with neg. verb

いつもitsumo妙ちくりんなmyouchikurinnaことkotoばっかりbakkari書いてるkaiteruもんだからmondakara、きっとkittoコメントKOMENTOしにくいshinikuiんnだdaわwa! I'm always writing strange things, so I'm sure it's difficult to comment on.

私watashiはha日曜日nichiyoubiにはnihaいつもitsumo家ieにniいないinai。 I'm never at home on Sundays.

どれdore☆《何れ》

pronoun:

interjection:

どちらdochira☆・どっちdotchi☆・いずかたizukata・いずちizuchi・どちdochiobs.・いずしizushiobs.・なにざまnanizamaobs.《何方・孰方old》

pronoun:

どなたdonata☆《何方》

noun:

  • who? - honorific language

「どなたdonataですかdesuka」「お母さんokaasanよyo」 "Who is it?" "It's your mother."

何か★【なにかnanika・なんかnanka】

expression:

  • something
何も★【なにもnanimo】

expression / adverb:

  • nothing (with neg. verbs); not any
  • and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all
なんとかnantoka★《何とか》

expression:

  • something; something or other; so-and-so

adverb:

  • somehow; anyhow; one way or another

傷kizuからkara流れるnagareru血chiをwoなんとかnantokaしshiなさいnasai。 Do something about the flow of blood from the wound.

なんとかnantokaそのsono機械kikaiをwo動かしたugokashita。 He managed to run the machine.

なんでもnandemo★《何でも》

expression / adverb:

  • any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything

expression:

  • I am told; I understand; they say; I hear - at start of sentence

冷蔵庫reizoukoのno中nakaのno物monoはha、何でもnandemo御go自由jiyuuにni召し上がってmeshiagatteくださいkudasai。 Please feel free to help yourself to anything in the fridge.

なんでnande☆《何で》

adverb:

  • why?; what for?
  • how?; by what means?

それにsoreni、体操服taisoufukuもmoいまだにimadaniブルマーBURUMAAなnaんだndaよyoねne。なんでnandeだろdaro? And also the gym uniform is still gym shorts, isn't it? I wonder why.

ここkokoにniなんでnande来たkitaのno? How did you come here?

なぜならnazenara☆《何故なら》

conjunction:

  • because; the reason is; if you want to know why

聞いてkiite驚くodorokuなnaよyo!今日kyouからkara俺oreはhaピアノPIANOをwo始めるhajimeruんだnda。なぜならnazenara私watashiはha音楽ongakuのno先生senseiになりninariたいtaiからkaraだda! Brace yourselves! From today I'm learning the piano. Why? Because I want to become a music teacher!

いずれizure☆・いづれizureirr.《何れ・孰れ》

adverb / pronoun:

  • where; which; who
  • anyway; anyhow; at any rate

adverb:

  • sooner or later; eventually; one of these days; at some future date or time

pronoun:

  • both; either; any; all; whichever

いずれizureどこかdokokaにni落ち着いてochitsuite身を固めるmiwokatameruつもりtsumoriだdaがga、まだまだmadamadaだda。 Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.

誤解gokaiされsare得るeruものmonoはhaいずれizureすべてsubete誤解gokaiされるsareruであろうdearou。 Anything that can be misunderstood will be.

いつまでもitsumademo☆《何時までも・何時迄も》

adverb:

  • forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
どこかdokoka☆・どっかdokkairr.《何処か》

expression / noun / adverb:

  • somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

どこかdokokaにni電話denwaはhaありませんarimasenかka。 Is there a telephone anywhere?

いつでもitsudemo☆・なんどきでもnandokidemo《何時でも》

adverb:

いつかitsuka《何時か》

adverb:

  • sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time
何とも★【なんともnantomo・なにともnanitomo】

adverb:

  • quite; really; very; extremely
  • nothing; not a bit; not at all - with neg. verb

何ともnantomo言いようがないiiyouganaiなあnaa。 I just don't know what to say.

何分☆【なにぶんnanibun】何ぶん

noun / ~の noun:

  • some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort

adverb:

  • please
  • anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all

なにぶんnanibunこんなkonna辺ぴなhenpina村muraにni住んでいるsundeiruのでnode、めったにmettani客kyakuはha来ないkonai。 Living as I do in a remote village, I seldom have visitors.

なにしろnanishiro☆《何しろ》

adverb:

  • at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know; for you see ➜ 何せ

何しろnanishiro小さいchiisai店miseなのでnanode、彼kareはha会計係kaikeigakariからkara倉庫souko係gakariまでmade多くookuのno仕事shigotoをwo一手に一teniこなさkonasaなければならないnakerebanaranai。 Because the store is so small, he has to wear many different hats, from accountant to stock boy.

いつの間にか☆【いつのまにかitsunomanika】何時の間にか☆

adverb:

  • before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

いつのまにかitsunomanikaボブBOBUはha外sotoへhe出ていたdeteita。 Bob went out before I knew it.

なんとなくnantonaku☆・なにとなくnanitonaku《何となく・何と無く》

adverb:

  • somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

私watashiはhaなんとなくnantonaku彼のkareno家ieをwo見つけたmitsuketa。 Somehow or other I found his house.

何々☆【なになにnaninani】何何

pronoun:

  • such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that

interjection:

  • What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?

Kanji

何

カKA・なにnani・なんnan・なに~nani ・なん~nan

what


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