"なんと" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

Forms: nanto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} なんと • (nanto)
  1. how; what; in what way
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-adv-q1qkfQR7
  2. Used to intensify an adjective. Carries connotations of surprise or being emotionally moved: what a…; how … it is
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-adv-il0AoGQ~
  3. surprisingly, to my surprise, you’ll be surprised
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-adv-rWCt55Gp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: なんて (nante) [emphatic, intensifier]

Interjection

Forms: nanto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} なんと • (nanto)
  1. An interjection conveying surprise or being emotionally moved.
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-intj-n7pdvFme

Proper name

Forms: Nanto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} なんと • (Nanto)
  1. 南都: alternate name for Heijōkyō, the capital of Japan during the Nara period. Nanto ("southern capital") is used in contrast with Hokuto ("Northern capital"), an alternate name for Heiankyō.
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-name-Z1VLg1bG Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 2 20 60 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 16 3 18 61 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 16 3 18 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 10 3 20 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 2 18 62

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "Nanto",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "proper"
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "1 17 2 20 60",
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          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "1 16 3 18 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 16 3 18 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 10 3 20 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 15 2 18 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "南都: alternate name for Heijōkyō, the capital of Japan during the Nara period. Nanto (\"southern capital\") is used in contrast with Hokuto (\"Northern capital\"), an alternate name for Heiankyō."
      ],
      "id": "en-なんと-ja-name-Z1VLg1bG",
      "links": [
        [
          "南都",
          "南都#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Heijōkyō",
          "Heijōkyō"
        ],
        [
          "Nara period",
          "Nara period"
        ],
        [
          "Hokuto",
          "Hokuto"
        ],
        [
          "Heiankyō",
          "Heiankyō"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "なんと"
}

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    {
      "form": "nanto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "なんと • (nanto)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "how; what; in what way"
      ],
      "id": "en-なんと-ja-adv-q1qkfQR7",
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The moon is gorgeous tonight, isn't it?",
          "roman": "Nanto kirei na tsuki darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "月",
              "つき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "なんときれいな月だろう。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to intensify an adjective. Carries connotations of surprise or being emotionally moved: what a…; how … it is"
      ],
      "id": "en-なんと-ja-adv-il0AoGQ~",
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ],
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I tried to order it, but it turned out to be sold out!",
          "roman": "Chūmon shiyō to shitara nanto urikire!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "注",
              "ちゅう"
            ],
            [
              "文",
              "もん"
            ],
            [
              "売",
              "う"
            ],
            [
              "切",
              "き"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "注文しようとしたらなんと売り切れ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "surprisingly, to my surprise, you’ll be surprised"
      ],
      "id": "en-なんと-ja-adv-rWCt55Gp",
      "links": [
        [
          "surprisingly",
          "surprisingly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "nante",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "intensifier"
      ],
      "word": "なんて"
    }
  ],
  "word": "なんと"
}

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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "interjection"
      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
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      ],
      "id": "en-なんと-ja-intj-n7pdvFme"
    }
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  "word": "なんと"
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    "Japanese hiragana",
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "1": "proper"
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      "expansion": "なんと • (Nanto)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "南都: alternate name for Heijōkyō, the capital of Japan during the Nara period. Nanto (\"southern capital\") is used in contrast with Hokuto (\"Northern capital\"), an alternate name for Heiankyō."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "南都",
          "南都#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Heijōkyō",
          "Heijōkyō"
        ],
        [
          "Nara period",
          "Nara period"
        ],
        [
          "Hokuto",
          "Hokuto"
        ],
        [
          "Heiankyō",
          "Heiankyō"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "なんと"
}

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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Japanese lemmas",
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    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "forms": [
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    }
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        "1": "adverb"
      },
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "how; what; in what way"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The moon is gorgeous tonight, isn't it?",
          "roman": "Nanto kirei na tsuki darō.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "月",
              "つき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "なんときれいな月だろう。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to intensify an adjective. Carries connotations of surprise or being emotionally moved: what a…; how … it is"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ],
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I tried to order it, but it turned out to be sold out!",
          "roman": "Chūmon shiyō to shitara nanto urikire!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "注",
              "ちゅう"
            ],
            [
              "文",
              "もん"
            ],
            [
              "売",
              "う"
            ],
            [
              "切",
              "き"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "注文しようとしたらなんと売り切れ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "surprisingly, to my surprise, you’ll be surprised"
      ],
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        [
          "surprisingly",
          "surprisingly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "nante",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "intensifier"
      ],
      "word": "なんて"
    }
  ],
  "word": "なんと"
}

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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "なんと • (nanto)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An interjection conveying surprise or being emotionally moved."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "なんと"
}

Download raw JSONL data for なんと meaning in Japanese (3.1kB)

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