Meaning of 何だかんだ(なんだかんだ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 何だかんだ, 何だかだ, 何だ彼だ JLPT 1

Kana Reading なんだかんだ, なんだかだ

Romaji nandakanda, nandakada

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi)

Meaning

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

Examples of 何だかんだ, 何だかだ, 何だ彼だ, なんだかんだ, なんだかだ in a sentence

彼は、なんだかんだ言って支払いを延期した。

He delayed payment on some pretext or other.
人の出会いなんて、なんだかんだ、最初のインパクトで５０％以上は決まってしまっている。

When people meet, first impressions determine more than 50 percent of whatever happens next.

Related Kanji

彼 JLPT 3

8 strokes

he, that, the

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: かれ, かの, か.の

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何 JLPT 5

7 strokes

what

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: なに, なん, なに-, なん-

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