Pronoun
what
今のアナウンスは何だったのですか。What did the announcement just say? you-know-what; that thing
whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
Noun
penis; (one's) thing; dick
ColloquialUsually written using kana aloneesp. ナニ
Adverb (fukushi)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
with neg. sentence
Interjection (kandoushi)
what?; huh?
indicates surprise
hey!; come on!
indicates anger or irritability
oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.
512 results for 何
何
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Dictionary and index codes (34)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-2-5, 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2a5.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2122.0 | Four corner code |
| 2149 | deroo |
| 4f55 | Unicode hex code |
| 1-18-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 409 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 169 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 65 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 73 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 45 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 48 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1012 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1087 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 471 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 513 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 254 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 511 | Morohashi |
| 80 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 390 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 392 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 51 | sakade |
| 15 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 86 | henshall3 |
| 137 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 43 | crowley |
| 80 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 2.2 | busy_people |
| 73 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1021 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| he2, he4 | Pinyin reading |
| ha | Korean reading |
| n5 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 5 | WaniKani level |
More words
All 378何なん
CommonN5Pronounwhat · how many · many; a lot of
何気ないなにげない
CommonN1I-adjective (keiyoushi)casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent; offhand · ordinary; normal; regular; everyday; unremarkable
何とも言えないなんともいえない
CommonExpressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
何かなにか
CommonN3Pronounsomething; some; any · somehow; for some reason · (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
何でなんで
CommonN3Adverb (fukushi)why?; what for? · how?; by what means?
Words starting with 何
何かなにか
CommonN3Pronounsomething; some; any · somehow; for some reason · (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
何でなんで
CommonN3Adverb (fukushi)why?; what for? · how?; by what means?
何でもなんでも
CommonN3Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all · I am told; I hear; I understand; they say
何とかなんとか
CommonN3Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)something; something or other; so-and-so · somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
如何どう
CommonAdverb (fukushi)how; in what way; how about
Words ending in 何
如何どう
CommonAdverb (fukushi)how; in what way; how about
如何いかが
CommonN1Adverb (fukushi)how; in what way; how about · questionable
幾何きか
CommonNoungeometry
何々なになに
N2Pronounwhat · so-and-so; such and such; something (or other) · what?; wait; hang on
如何いかん
Noun(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of) · what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
Sentences
All 80何をしなければならないかは明白です。
It is clear what must be done.
彼はいろいろ他人の欠点をあげつらうのにうんざりしてしまった。そこで彼らの言うことは何でも、たとえどんなにくだらなくてもそのまま認めることにしている。
He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.
アレが痛いんですよ、アレが。んー、何て言うの？コーガン？とにかく、男性の大事なものです。
Down there hurts, down there. Er, what do you call them? Testicles? In any case a male's 'important parts'.
Names
All 53何あが
Family or surnameAga
何いつか
Family or surnameItsuka
何か
Family or surnameKa