Japanese symbol for “anything”
何とも
なんとも
Romaji: nantomo
really; very; extremely; terribly
In Japanese, anything is 何とも, read なんとも (nantomo).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully
- adv (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anything”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何事 | なにごと nanigoto | everything; anything |
| 何も | なにも nanimo | (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any |
| 物 | もの mono | things; something; anything |
| 何にも | なんにも nannimo | (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any |
| 何でも | なんでも nandemo | any; anything; whatever |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何とか | なんとか nantoka | something; something or other; so-and-so |
| 何で | なんで nande | why?; what for? |
| 何より | なにより naniyori | above anything else; above all; more than anything |
| 何事 | なにごと nanigoto | what; what sort of thing |
| 何と | なんと nanto | what; how |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anything”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.