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    3. 何と

    何と

    何なんと​

    what

    N1KMT5News #9+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    なんと

    Adverb

    1.
    what, how
    2.
    what (a) ...!, how ...!
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!
    word usually written using kana alone

    Interjection

    4.
    oh my, wow
    word usually written using kana alone
    5.
    well, ..., so, ...
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    何なんと美うつくしい花はなでしょう。

    What a beautiful flower!

    KMT3Core ConceptsNature & Environment
    何なんと彼かれはもう日に本ほんに住すんでいるそうです。

    Believe it or not, he's already living in Japan.

    KMT5Core ConceptsDaily Life
    何なんと、この問もん題だいの答こたえはとても簡かん単たんだった。

    Surprisingly, the answer to this problem was very simple.

    KMT5Core ConceptsEducation
    彼かれの話はなしを聞きいて、何なんとなく不ふ安あんな気き持もちになった。

    After hearing his story, I somehow felt uneasy.

    KMT6Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    何なんと表ひょう現げんしたらいいのか、言こと葉ばが見みつからない。

    I can't find the words to express how I feel.

    KMT6Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    何
    なに・なん・なに-・なん-…(2)
    what
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
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