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    3. 何

    何

    何なに

    what

    N5KMT1News #2+1CoreCore ConceptsAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab7 strokes

    なにナニ

    Pronoun

    1.
    what
    2.
    you-know-what, that thing
    3.
    whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name

    Noun

    4.
    penis, (one's) thing, dick
    colloquialword usually written using kana alone

    Adverb

    5.
    (not) at all, (not) in the slightest

    Interjection

    6.
    what?, huh?
    7.
    hey!, come on!
    8.
    oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)

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    これは何なんですか。

    What is this?

    KMT1Core Concepts
    何なにが食たべたいですか。

    What do you want to eat?

    KMT1Core ConceptsFood & Dining
    今こん週しゅう末まつは何なにをする予よ定ていですか。

    What are your plans for this weekend?

    KMT1Daily Life
    何なにがあっても、私わたしはあなたを信しんじます。

    No matter what happens, I will believe in you.

    KMT2Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    大だい学がくで何なにを勉べん強きょうしていますか。

    What are you studying at university?

    KMT2Education

    Kanji that make up this word

    何
    なに・なん・なに-・なん-…(2)
    what
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