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-

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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

Related kanji

N4 体 tai, tei / karada, katachi body, substance, object N3 位 i / kurai, gurai rank, grade, throne N4 作 saku, sa / tsuku.ru, tsuku.ri, -zuku.ri make, production, prepare N4 住 juu, juu, chuu / su.mu, su.mau, -zu.mai dwell, reside, live N1 佐 sa assistant, help, assistant N2 低 tei / hiku.i, hiku.meru, hiku.maru lower, short, humble N1 伴 han, ban / tomona.u consort, accompany, bring with N3 余 yo / ama.ru, ama.ri, ama.su, anma.ri too much, myself, surplus N2 伸 shin / no.biru, no.basu, no.beru, no.su expand, stretch, extend

Words with this kanji

N3 何とか nantoka somehow, anyhow, one way or another N5 何人 nannin how many people N5 何 nani / nan what N5 何～ nan～ what sort of ~ N5 何〜 nan what kind of, how many, before counters

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?