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Kanji Detail for 何 - "what, why, not at all"

何

  • Meaning

    何 means "what, why, not at all."

    1. What - An interrogative pronoun for unclear things; also used to vaguely indicate things or people.

    2. Not at all - Not even one thing; not in the least.

    3. Why - For what reason; how come.

    4. Emphatic question - A word used when strongly questioning back.

  • Words using 何

    • 何か なにか Listen something; some; any
    • 何も なにも Listen (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
    • 何度 なんど Listen how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
    • 何とか なんとか Listen something; something or other; so-and-so
    • 何より なにより Listen above anything else; above all; more than anything
    • 何でも なんでも Listen any; anything; whatever
    • 何回 なんかい Listen how many times
    • 何と なんと Listen what; how; what (a) ...!

  • Tattoo check: 何

    • Verified meaning: what, why, not at all
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あが, いつか, か, が)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 何

    Surnames 何(あが)Listen 何(いつか)Listen 何(か)Listen 何(が)Listen 何(かが)Listen 何(かぜ)Listen 何(かせい)Listen 何(なに)Listen 何(なん)Listen 何(は)Listen 何(はきん)Listen 何(ほ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    what

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    what, why, where, which, how

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname He

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    what, why, where, which, how

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An interrogative word. Such as 何為 (why), 何故 (for what reason).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nan(なん) なん

    nani(なに) なに

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    what not at all why ask how many something never anything everything interrogative pronoun reason somehow unspecified vaguely which

Sentences including 何

  • When do i get there?

  • What a good teacher mr hirayama is !

  • He will have his own way in everything.

  • How many hours does it take to go to okinawa by plane?

  • I asked my teacher what to do next.

  • What do you want?

  • What do you usually have for breakfast?

  • No matter what he may do , he will be praised.

  • She looked around , but she couldn't see anything.

  • Can i have something to eat?

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