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Meaning of (なに) in Japanese

JLPT 5
Kana Reading
なに, なん
Romaji
nani, nan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    interjection (kandoushi), pronoun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    what
    Example sentence
    きょう昼食食べました What did you eat for lunch today?
  • Parts of speech
    prefix
    Meaning
    how many (some counter)
    Example sentence
    してるの? What are you doing?
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    euph. for genitals or sex
    Example sentence
    起きたの? What happened?

Examples of 何, なに, なん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

7 strokes

what

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: なに, なん, なに-, なん-

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