Illustration: In the kitchen of a Japanese apartment, a child discovers an unfamiliar bamboo tea whisk resting beside a bowl. The child points directly at the whisk, eyebrows raised, with the other palm turned upward toward a grandparent.

JLPT N5pronounLevel estimated by Bebop

何なに

nani

what

Often read なん before counters and in set phrases. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 何なににしますか？

    What are you going to have?

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  2. 趣味しゅみは何なにですか。

    What do you do for fun?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 君きみは何なににする？

    What will you have?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 何

  • 何whatOnカKunなに・なん・なに-

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