Meaning of 何せ(なにせ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 何せ

Kana Reading なにせ, なんせ

Romaji nanise, nanse

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi)

Meaning

at any rate; anyhow

Examples of 何せ, なにせ, なんせ in a sentence

我々はボロ勝ちした。何せ相手の選手ときたら弱いのなんの。

We won hands down, because the other players were weak.
あの人の考え自体はしっかりしているのだが、なにせ説明がうまくできないため皆に受け入れてもらうチャンスはまずない。

Although the man's ideas are sound, because he can't express them well, he doesn't have a ghost of a chance of getting them accepted.

Related Kanji

何 JLPT 5

7 strokes

what

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: なに, なん, なに-, なん-

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