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何
Grade Level: 2
JLPT Level: 4
Frequency: 340
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと)
person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する)
change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ)
counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic:
what exactly can a person say?
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Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 7 Strokes
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On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
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Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なに
なん
なに-
なん-
あが
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English Meaning(s):
what
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Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji:
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- 何 [なに]
(int,n) what [K] [D]
- 何 [なん]
(int,n) what [K] [D]
- 何か [なにか]
(exp) something [K] [D]
- 何かと [なにかと]
(adv) one way or another [K] [D]
- 何しろ [なにしろ]
(adv,conj) at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case [K] [D]
- 何だか [なんだか]
(adv) a little; somewhat; somehow [K] [D]
- 何て [なんて]
(adj-pn,adv) how ..!; what ..! [K] [D]
- 何で [なんで]
(adv) Why?; What for? [K] [D]
- 何でも [なんでも]
(adv,exp) by all means; everything [K] [D]
- 何と [なんと]
(adv) what; how; whatever [K] [D]
- 何とか [なんとか]
(adv,exp,n) somehow; anyhow; one way or another [K] [D]
- 何となく [なんとなく]
(adv) somehow or other; for some reason or another [K] [D]
- 何とも [なんとも]
(adv) nothing (with neg. verb); quite; not a bit [K] [D]
- 何にも [なににも]
(n,int) everything; all [K] [D]
- 何の [どの]
(adj-pn) (1) which; what (way) [K] [D]
- 何も [なにも]
(adv,exp) nothing [K] [D]
- 何やら [なにやら]
(adv) something; for some reason [K] [D]
- 何より [なにより]
(adj-na,adv,exp,n) most; best [K] [D]
- 何ら [なんら]
(adv,n) (1) whatever; what; what sort of; any kind of; (2) nothing whatever (with neg. verb) [K] [D]
- 何れ [どれ]
(n) (uk) well; now; let me see; which (of three or more) [K] [D]
- 何何 [どれどれ]
which (emphatic) [K] [D]
- 何回 [なんかい]
(n) how many times? [K] [D]
- 何気ない [なにげない]
(adj) casual; unconcerned [K] [D]
- 何気無く [なにげなく]
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently [K] [D]
- 何故 [なぜ]
(adv) (uk) why; how [K] [D]
- 何故 [なにゆえ]
(adv) (uk) why; how [K] [D]
- 何故か [なぜか]
(adv) somehow; for some reason; without knowing why [K] [D]
- 何故なら [なぜなら]
(conj) (uk) because [K] [D]
- 何故ならば [なぜならば]
(conj) (uk) because; for; the reason why is .. [K] [D]
- 何事 [なにごと]
(n) (1) what; something; everything; (2) nothing (with neg. verb) [K] [D]
- 何時 [いつ]
(n-adv) (uk) when; how soon [K] [D]
- 何時でも [いつでも]
(adv) (1) (uk) (at) any time; always; at all times; (2) never (with negative verb); (3) whenever [K] [D]
- 何時の間にか [いつのまにか]
(adv) before one knows; unnoticed; unawares [K] [D]
- 何時までも [いつまでも]
(adv) (uk) forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely [K] [D]
- 何時も [いつも]
(adv,n) (1) (uk) always; usually; every time; (2) never (with neg. verb) [K] [D]
- 何時頃 [いつごろ]
(n-t) about when; how soon [K] [D]
- 何者 [なにもの]
(n) who; what kind of person [K] [D]
- 何十 [なんじゅう]
several tens [K] [D]
- 何処 [どこ]
(n) (uk) where; what place [K] [D]
- 何処か [どこか]
(adv,exp,n) (uk) somewhere; anywhere; in some respects [K] [D]
- 何人 [なんびと]
(n) everyone; every person; all [K] [D]
- 何千 [なんぜん]
many thousands [K] [D]
- 何卒 [なにとぞ]
(adv) (1) please; kindly; (2) by all means [K] [D]
- 何度 [なんど]
(n) how many times?; how often? [K] [D]
- 何百 [なんびゃく]
hundreds [K] [D]
- 何分 [なにぶん]
(adv,n) anyway; please [K] [D]
- 何遍 [なんべん]
how many times; how often [K] [D]
- 何方 [どちら]
(n) (uk) which (of two); who [K] [D]
- 何方 [どっち]
(n) (uk) which way; which one [K] [D]
- 何方 [どなた]
(n) (uk) who? [K] [D]
- 幾何 [きか]
(n) geometry [K] [D]
- 幾何学 [きかがく]
(n) geometry [K] [D]
- 如何 [いかが]
(adj-na,adv,n) how; in what way [K] [D]
- 如何 [どう]
(adv) (uk) how; in what way; how about [K] [D]
- 如何して [どうして]
(adv,int) (uk) why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for [K] [D]
- 如何しても [どうしても]
(adv) (uk) by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely [K] [D]
- 如何に [いかに]
(adv,int) how?; in what way?; how much?; however; whatever [K] [D]
- 如何にも [いかにも]
(adv,int) (uk) indeed; really; phrase meaning agreement [K] [D]
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