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何

なに

usually kana

Readings

なにナニ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    pnwhat
  2. 2.
    pnyou-know-what; that thing
  3. 3.
    pnwhatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  4. 4.
    npenis; (one's) thing; dick
  5. 5.
    adv(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  6. 6.
    intwhat?; huh?
  7. 7.
    inthey!; come on!
  8. 8.
    intoh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

Kanji breakdown

何
N27 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

今のアナウンスは何だったのですか。

What did the announcement just say?

「や、それほどでも。せいぜい、大きさ比べたり、わい談するくらいだし」「大きさって何の？」「ナニの」

"No, not so much. At most comparing sizes, telling dirty stories." "Sizes of what?" "Of 'that'."

なによ！出来ないの？この度胸なし！腰抜けッ！

What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!

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何なに

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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