"なに" meaning in All languages combined

See なに on Wiktionary

Pronoun [Japanese]

Forms: nani [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun}} なに • (nani)
  1. 何: interrogative pronoun; what Derived forms: なにか (nani ka), なにも (nani mo), なにごと (nanigoto), なにばかり (nanibakari), なにぞ (nani zo)
    Sense id: en-なに-ja-pron-FCSAs~t0 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese interrogative pronouns, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese pronouns, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese interrogative pronouns: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese pronouns: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0

Symbol [Japanese]

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-なに-ja-symbol-47DEQpj8

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "nani ka",
          "word": "なにか"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nani mo",
          "word": "なにも"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nanigoto",
          "word": "なにごと"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nanibakari",
          "word": "なにばかり"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nani zo",
          "word": "なにぞ"
        }
      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              20,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Seeing this, having gotten off the ship, he asked \"What do you call this mountain?\" The woman answered, \"This is the Hōrai mountain\".",
          "ref": "c. late 9th-mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari:",
          "text": "これを見て、舟より下りて、「山の名を何(なに)とか申」と問ふ。女答へていはく、「これは蓬萊の山なり」と答ふ。",
          "translation": "Seeing this, having gotten off the ship, he asked \"What do you call this mountain?\" The woman answered, \"This is the Hōrai mountain\".",
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          "english": "What do you say? Now is the time to invest in a little money. Be sure to be what is to come.",
          "ref": "c. late 9th-mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari:",
          "text": "なに仰る。いま金すこしにこそあなれ。かならずをくるべき物にこそあなれ。",
          "translation": "What do you say? Now is the time to invest in a little money. Be sure to be what is to come.",
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        "何: interrogative pronoun; what"
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    "○"
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      "word": "なにか"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nani mo",
      "word": "なにも"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nanigoto",
      "word": "なにごと"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nanibakari",
      "word": "なにばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nani zo",
      "word": "なにぞ"
    }
  ],
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          "ref": "c. late 9th-mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari:",
          "text": "これを見て、舟より下りて、「山の名を何(なに)とか申」と問ふ。女答へていはく、「これは蓬萊の山なり」と答ふ。",
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          "ref": "c. late 9th-mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari:",
          "text": "なに仰る。いま金すこしにこそあなれ。かならずをくるべき物にこそあなれ。",
          "translation": "What do you say? Now is the time to invest in a little money. Be sure to be what is to come.",
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