Vocabulary

What does 何 (なに, nani) mean?

何 (なに, nani) means what.

Quick facts
Readingなに
Romajinani
Part of speechpronoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
なに
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnani

what

GenkiGenki 1
  1. 1pronoun what
  2. 2pronoun you-know-what; that thing
  3. 3pronoun whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name
  4. 4noun penis; (one's) thing; dick
  5. 5adverb (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

Example sentences

  • What is this?

  • What are you going to eat?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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