これは何ですか in Japanese

Forms: これは何ですか [canonical] (ruby: 何(なん)), kore wa nan desu ka [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Phrase composed of これ (kore, “this”) + は (topic particle) + 何 (nan, “what”, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + か (ka, sentence-final question particle). Head templates: {{ja-phrase|これはなんですか|head=これは何ですか}} これは何(なん)ですか • (kore wa nan desu ka)

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  "etymology_text": "Phrase composed of これ (kore, “this”) + は (topic particle) + 何 (nan, “what”, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + か (ka, sentence-final question particle).",
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    },
    {
      "form": "kore wa nan desu ka",
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        "1": "これ は なん です か",
        "head": "これは何ですか"
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      "name": "ja-phrase"
    }
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  "pos": "phrase",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what is this?"
      ],
      "id": "en-これは何ですか-ja-phrase-187aKMDt",
      "links": [
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ]
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Phrase composed of これ (kore, “this”) + は (topic particle) + 何 (nan, “what”, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + か (ka, sentence-final question particle).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "これは何ですか",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kore wa nan desu ka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "これ は なん です か",
        "head": "これは何ですか"
      },
      "expansion": "これは何(なん)ですか • (kore wa nan desu ka)",
      "name": "ja-phrase"
    }
  ],
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        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "what is this?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        [
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          "is"
        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "これは何ですか"
}

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"これは何ですか" meaning in Japanese

Phrase