"なんぼ" meaning in Japanese

See なんぼ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [nã̠mbo̞] Forms: nanbo [romanization]
Etymology: Either a shift from 何ぼう (nanbō), in turn a shift from 何程 (nani hodo, “what degree, what extent”), or a shift directly from 何程 (nani hodo, “what degree, what extent”). First attested in a text from 1518. Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} なんぼ • (nanbo)
  1. (Kansai, Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) how much; how many (quantity or cost) Tags: Kansai Synonyms: いくら, いくつ
    Sense id: en-なんぼ-ja-adv-OdOh2rPH Categories (other): Hokkaidō Japanese, Kansai Japanese, Tōhoku Japanese
  2. (Kansai, Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) no matter how Tags: Kansai
    Sense id: en-なんぼ-ja-adv-lydokC2N Categories (other): Hokkaidō Japanese, Kansai Japanese, Tōhoku Japanese, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, 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: 20 73 7 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 12 85 3 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 85 3 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 12 85 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 75 8 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 89 6 0
  3. (Kansai, Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) how old Tags: Kansai Synonyms: 何歳, いくつ
    Sense id: en-なんぼ-ja-adv-lHWnGkzx Categories (other): Hokkaidō Japanese, Kansai Japanese, Tōhoku Japanese

Noun

IPA: [nã̠mbo̞] Forms: nanbo [romanization]
Etymology: Either a shift from 何ぼう (nanbō), in turn a shift from 何程 (nani hodo, “what degree, what extent”), or a shift directly from 何程 (nani hodo, “what degree, what extent”). First attested in a text from 1518. Head templates: {{ja-noun}} なんぼ • (nanbo)
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-なんぼ-ja-noun-47DEQpj8

Alternative forms

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        {
          "english": "How much is that one?",
          "roman": "Sotchi wa nanbo?",
          "ruby": [
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              "何",
              "なん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "そっちは何ぼ?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "however much (many) is fine",
          "roman": "nanbo atte mo ii",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "良",
              "い"
            ]
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          "text": "なんぼあっても良い",
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          "word": "いくら"
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          "word": "いくつ"
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          "roman": "Chōjo wa ima nanbo?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "長",
              "ちょう"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "じょ"
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            [
              "今",
              "いま"
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              "何",
              "なん"
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          "roman": "Sotchi wa nanbo?",
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          "roman": "nanbo atte mo ii",
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              "良",
              "い"
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        "no matter how"
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        [
          "no matter",
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          "roman": "Chōjo wa ima nanbo?",
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              "長",
              "ちょう"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "じょ"
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            [
              "今",
              "いま"
            ],
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              "何",
              "なん"
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Download raw JSONL data for なんぼ meaning in Japanese (3.5kB)

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