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何

Kanji 何: meaning "what", readings, stroke order

The kanji 何 means "what". On'yomi: カ; kun'yomi: なに、なん. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
what
On'yomi
カ
Kun'yomi
なになん· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 何

  • 何 なに — What
  • 何~ なん~ — what sort of ~
  • 何か なにか — something
  • 何で なんで — Why, What for
  • 何でも なんでも — by all means, everything
  • 何とか なんとか — somehow, anyhow, one way or another
  • 何しろ なにしろ — in any case, at any rate, anyhow, anyway, as you know, for you see, particularly
  • 何々 なになに — such and such, What?
  • 何分 なにぶん — by all means, please
  • 何とも なんとも — really, very, extremely, terribly, awfully (not) anything, (not) at all, (not) a bit
  • 何気ない なにげない — casual, unconcerned
  • 何だか なんだか — a little, somewhat, somehow

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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