Kanji

Level: N5 Strokes: 7

何

Meaning in English

what, quoi, qué

Readings

Onyomi: カ Kunyomi: なに, なん, なに-, なん- Romaji: ka / nani, nan, nani-, nan-

Stroke order

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何

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese o quê, quoi, qué

Spanish qué, quoi, qué

Korean 무엇, quoi, qué

French quoi, quoi, qué

Italian what, quoi, qué

German what, quoi, qué

Indonesian apa, quoi, qué

★ Vietnamese cái gì, quoi, qué

Thai what, quoi, qué

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 併 hei / awa.seru join, get together, unite N1 舎 sha, seki / yado.ru cottage, inn, hut N2 仲 chuu / naka go-between, relationship, relation N2 依 i, e / yo.ru reliant, depend on, consequently N1 仮 ka, ke / kari, kari- sham, temporary, interim N1 伏 fuku / fu.seru, fu.su prostrated, bend down, bow N1 佳 ka excellent, beautiful, good N1 仰 gyou, kou / ao.gu, oo.se, o.ssharu, ossha.ru face-up, look up, depend N1 伐 batsu, hatsu, ka, bochi / ki.ru, somu.ku, u.tsu fell, strike, attack

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 何気ない nanigenai casual, unconcerned N1 何だか nandaka a little, somewhat, somehow N2 何とも nantomo really, very, extremely, terribly, awfully (not) anything, (not) at all, (not) a bit N3 何しろ nani shiro anyway, after all, in any case N3 何々 nani nani what and what, unspecified items N3 何分 nanibun anyway, please understand, how many minutes N3 何か nanika something N3 何で nande Why, What for N3 何でも nandemo by all means, everything

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 彼が静かなことから何か考えていると分かった Kare ga shizuka na koto kara nanika kangaete iru to wakatta Noticed he thinking because quiet N4 彼は何か心配しているように見える Kare wa nanika shinpai shite iru you ni mieru He looks like he is worried about something N3 疲れすぎて何もできませんでした。 Tsukaresugite nanimo dekimasen deshita. I was too tired and could not do anything. N3 彼が何を言いたかったのかあとでやっと分かった Kare ga nani o iitakatta no ka ato de yatto wakatta Later I finally understood what he wanted to say N4 失敗したとしても、何もしないよりはいいと思う Shippai shita to shite mo, nani mo shinai yori wa ii to omou Even if it fails, I think it is better than doing nothing N4 先生に分からないところは何度でも聞いていいと言われた Sensei ni wakaranai tokoro wa nando demo kiite ii to iwareta The teacher said I can ask as many times as needed when I do not understand N4 これは何ですか。 Kore wa nan desu ka. What is this? N5 学生は何人いますか。 Gakusei wa nannin imasu ka. How many students are there? N5 あなたは何時に来ますか。 Anata wa nanji ni kimasu ka. What time do you come?