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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

何なに者もの

nanimono

who, what kind of person

Example sentences

  1. 一体いったい、あなたは何者なにものなの？

    Who on earth are you?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれが何者なにものであろうと全然気ぜんぜんきにしない。

    I don’t mind in the slightest who he is.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしには彼女かのじょが何者なにものか分わからなかった。

    I had no idea who she was.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 何者

  • 何whatOnカKunなに・なん・なに-
  • 者someone; personOnシャKunもの

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