何 — kanji meaning “what”
何
what
- Meanings
- what
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- なに、なん、なに-、なん-
- Name readings
- あが
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #340 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- hé, hè — Chinese character page
Words with 何
| 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 |
| 何とも | なんとも nantomo | really; very; extremely |
| 何事 | なにごと nanigoto | what; what sort of thing |
| 何と | なんと nanto | what; how |
| 何だか | なんだか nandaka | (a) little; somewhat; somehow |
| 何ら | なんら nanra | (not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever |
| 何者 | なにもの nanimono | who; what kind of person |
| 何処 | どこ doko | where; what place |
| 何故 | なにゆえ naniyue | why |
| 何時 | いつ itsu | when; at what time; how soon |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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