Keyword
what
- Frequency
- #340
- Strokes
- 7
- Grade
- 2
- JLPT (old)
- N4
- Heisig
- 1087
Readings
なん62%
なに34%
カ4%
Mnemonic
A thin person lifts a truck over his head, and the stunned crowd cries 'what?!', wondering how he can do it.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
何
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; what?; …
Pronoun
何か
something; some; any; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
Pronoun
何も
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
Expression
何とか
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
Expression
何でも
any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything; all; I am told; I hear; I understand; they say
Expression
何より
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important
Expression
何事
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?; what's this ... all about?
Noun