EntryJLPT N2
  1. Pronoun

    what

    used when asking about or referring to multiple unspecified things

  2. so-and-so; such and such; something (or other)

    used when listing things that are unknown or do not need to be specified

  3. Interjection (kandoushi)

    what?; wait; hang on

    used when asking for confirmation upon hearing something surprising

  4. well, well; let's see

    used when about to read a letter or document

  5. no; oh (not at all); please; there, there

    used to dismiss someone's words or concerns

Also written 何何【なになに】

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Characters in this word

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what

Kun
なになんなに-なん-
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
340 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

あが

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-5, 3-4-3SKIP code
2a5.21The Kanji Dictionary
2122.0Four corner code
2149deroo
4f55Unicode hex code
1-18-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
409Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169New Nelson (John Haig)
65New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
73Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1012Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1087Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
513Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
254Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
511Morohashi
80A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
390Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
51sakade
15Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
86henshall3
137Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
43crowley
80Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
73Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1021Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2, he4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level