何

何 is Unicode character number 20309 id est, X4F55; KanjiLiberal, CJK
Picture: 何 ; uses 3 bytes. These bytes are:
xE4 xBD x95 in the hexadecimal representation and
228 189 149 in the decimal representation

In Japanese, 何 may refer to a question: «what», «How many».
In Japanese, 何 can be pronounced as «なん» or «なんい».
However, the same Kanji may have also other meanings and other pronunciations dependently on the context.

In Tarja, words «何», «なん», «なんい», «nani» are synonyms.
The English analogies «what», «why», «where», «which», «how» are also allowed if correspond the context.
Ascii transliteration «nan» is not good: it has homonym, abbreviation from «Not Arithmetic Number».

Saki

Saki

Saki suggests the following examples:

なんまい
何枚 How many
nanmai

なんがい
何階 What floor
nangai

なんだい
何台 Asking the number of
nandai

なんぞく
何足
vehicles and machines
pairs of shoes or socks
nanzoku

(The part above is shown in the screenshot at right)

なんにち
何日
nannichi
How many days/What's the date

なんにち かいしゃ やす
何日会社を休みましたか。
nannichi kaisha o yasumimashitaka
How many days did you take off from work?

きょう な んにち 今日は何日 ですか。
kyo wa nannichi desuka

Google

https://translate.google.com/?sl=ja&tl=es&text=1.今日何日 ですか%3F%0A2.きょ は なんいち ですか%3F%0A3.今日 は 何日 ですか%3F&op=translate

Google translator suggests that the following constructions are semantically equivalent:

1.今日何日 ですか?
2.きょ は なんいち ですか?
3.今日 は 何日 ですか?

1. Kyō nan-nichidesu ka? 2.Ki ~yo wa nan ichidesu ka? 3. Kyō wa nan'nichidesu ka?

Jisho

https://jisho.org/search/何

Words — 391 found

なに 何

common word jlpt n5 wanikani level 5

Pronoun 1. what​

いま なに
今 のアナウンスは 何 だったのですか。
What did the announcement just say?

Pronoun 2. you-know-what; that thing​

Pronoun 3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name​

Noun 4. penis; (one's) thing; dick​Colloquial, Usually written using kana alone, esp. ナニ 「や、それほどでも。せいぜい」、

「おお くら わいだん おお なに 大き さ 比 べたり、 わい談 するくらいだし」

「おお 大きさって なに 何の？」「ナニの」

"No, not so much. At most comparing sizes, telling dirty stories." "Sizes of what?" "Of 'that'."

Adverb (fukushi) 5. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest​ (with neg. sentence)

6. what?; huh?​ indicates surprise

できよ！ どきないの？このょう なし！こしぬけッ！
なによ！ 出来ないの？この 度胸なし！ 腰抜けッ！
What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!

7. hey!; come on!​ indicates anger or irritability

8. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)​used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.

Other forms ナニ

なん 何

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Hihongomaster

https://www.nihongomaster.com/japanese/dictionary/search?query=何

何処どこ, 何所なにしょ, どこ, いずこ, いずく, いどこ
doko, izuko, izuku, idoko
JLPT 5
pronoun
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
where; what place
how much (long, far); what extent
何なに, なに, なん
nani, nan
JLPT 5
interjection (kandoushi)
pronoun
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
what
prefix
how many (some counter)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
euph. for genitals or sex
何故なぜ, 何なに, なぜ, なにゆえ
naze, naniyue
JLPT 5
adverb (fukushi)
why; how
何時いつも, いつも
itsumo
JLPT 5
adverb (fukushi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
always; usually; every time
never (with neg. verb)
何時いつ, いつ
itsu
JLPT 5
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
pronoun
when; how soon
何方どなた, 孰方, どちら, どっち, いずかた, いずち, どち, いずし, なにざま
dochira, dotchi, izukata, izuchi, dochi, izushi, nanizama
JLPT 5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
which way; which direction; where
which one (esp. of two alternatives)
who
何いずれ, どれ
dore
JLPT 5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
which (of three or more)
whichever; any
interjection (kandoushi)
well; now; let me see
何なに, どの
dono
JLPT 5
pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
which; what (way)
何方どなた, どなた
donata
JLPT 5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
who?
孰, 孰, 何いずれ, いずれ, いづれ
izure, izure
JLPT 3
adverb (fukushi)
pronoun
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
where; which; who
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; sooner or later; eventually; at some future date or time
何なに, なにか, なんか
nanika, nanka
JLPT 3
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
something
何なに, なにも
nanimo
JLPT 3
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
adverb (fukushi)
nothing (with neg. verbs); not any
and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all
何なんとか, なんとか
nantoka
JLPT 3
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
adverb (fukushi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
something; something or other; so-and-so
somehow; anyhow; one way or another
何なに, なんでも
nandemo
JLPT 3
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
adverb (fukushi)
any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
I am told; I understand; they say; I hear
何時いつ, いつか
itsuka
JLPT 3
adverb (fukushi)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time

Warning

Interpretation of character 何 above is based on publications cited.

This interpretation may require correction by a native Japanese speaker.

References

Keywords

«Japanese», «Nani», «Nandai», «Nangai», «Nanmai», «nannichi», «nanzoka», «Tarja», «Unicode», «Utf-8», «X4F55», «なんがい», «なんだい», «なんにち», «なんまい», «なんぞく», «ナニ», «何»,