何: WhatKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ
- Kun'yomi
- なに、なん、なに-、なん-
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 522 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ)
- 幾何学きかがくgeometry
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 何なにwhat
- 何かなにかsomething; some
- 何もなにも(not) anything; (nothing) at all
- 何度なんどhow many times
- 何とかなんとかsomething; something or other
- 何よりなによりabove anything else; above all
- 何でもなんでもany; anything
- 何人なにびとanyone; any person
- 何回なんかいhow many times?
- 何となんとwhat; how
- 何ともなんともreally; very
- 何らなんら(not) in any way; (not) at all
- 何十なんじゅうseveral tens
- 何者なにものwho; what kind of person
- 何でなんでwhy?; what for?
- 何事なにごとwhat; what sort of thing
- 何百なんびゃくhundreds
- 何だかなんだか(a) little; somewhat
- 何にもなんにも(not) anything; (nothing) at all
- 何やらなにやらsomething; some kind of
- 何千なんぜんmany thousands
- 何しろなにしろat any rate; anyhow
- 何気ないなにげないcasual; unconcerned
- 何かとなにかとone way or another
- 何だかんだなんだかんだsomething or other; one thing or another
- 何てなんてhow ...!; what ...!
- 何というなんというhow (beautiful, etc.); what a ...
- 何とぞなにとぞplease; kindly
- 何となくなんとなくsomehow or other; for some reason or another
- 何とも言えないなんともいえないindescribable; inexpressible
- 何なのかなんなのかwhat is it (that); the meaning of something
- 何を隠そうなにをかくそうto be frank with you; to tell you the truth
- 何人かなんにんかsome people; a few people
- 何分なにぶんsome; any
- 何年なんねんhow many years; how long
- 何度でもなんどでもany number of times
- 何日なんにちwhat day
Other readings
- 何のどのwhich; what (way)
- 何々なになにwhat
- 何れどれwhich (of three or more)
- 何れでもどれでもany one; any
- 何れ何れどれどれwhich
- 何処どこwhere; what place
- 何処かどこかsomewhere; anywhere
- 何処にもどこにもnowhere (with neg. verb); not anywhere
- 何処にもないどこにもないnowhere
- 何処までもどこまでもanywhere; for all time
- 何卒なにとぞplease; kindly
- 何故なぜwhy; how
- 何故かなぜかsomehow; for some reason
- 何故ならなぜならbecause; the reason is
- 何故ならばなぜならばbecause; for
- 何方どちらwhich way; which direction
- 何方かどなたかsomeone
- 何方でもどなたでもanyone
- 何方もどちらもboth
- 何時いつwhen; at what time
- 何時でもいつでも(at) any time; always
- 何時に無くいつになくunusually; unwontedly
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