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何
なに

nani

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 1
Appears in chapter 1 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 1
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. what

    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    EXAMPLE
    これ何(なに)？
    What's this?

  2. you-know-what; that thing

    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    Pronoun

  3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what'-s-her-name

    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    Pronoun
    EXAMPLE
    何々(なになに)さんが怒(おこ)ってましたよ。
    What's-his-name was mad.

  4. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

  5. what?; huh?

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    EXAMPLE
    何(なに)？
    What?

  6. hey!

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)

  7. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    EXAMPLE
    何(なん)てことない
    Oh no, it's fine (don't worry about it)

What does 何 mean in English?

  1. what(pn)
  2. you-know-what; that thing(pn)
  3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what'-s-her-name(pn)
  4. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest(adv)
  5. what?; huh?(int)
  6. hey!(int)
  7. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)(int)

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何 (nani)