"何何" meaning in Japanese

See 何何 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [na̠ɲ̟ina̠ɲ̟i] Forms: 何何 [canonical] (ruby: (なに), (なに)), naninani [romanization]
Etymology: Reduplicated emphatic form of 何 (nani). Head templates: {{ja-noun|なになに}} 何(なに)何(なに) • (naninani)
  1. whatchamacallit, X
    Sense id: en-何何-ja-noun-0T5PQHpa Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, 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 links with redundant alt parameters: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 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

Pronoun

IPA: [na̠ɲ̟ina̠ɲ̟i] Forms: 何何 [canonical] (ruby: (なに), (なに)), naninani [romanization]
Etymology: Reduplicated emphatic form of 何 (nani). Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なになに}} 何(なに)何(なに) • (naninani)
  1. what
    Sense id: en-何何-ja-pron-dJqywNBs Categories (other): Japanese interrogative pronouns, Japanese pronouns Disambiguation of Japanese interrogative pronouns: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese pronouns: 20 80
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  "etymology_text": "Reduplicated emphatic form of 何 (nani).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何何",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ],
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naninani",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "なになに"
      },
      "expansion": "何(なに)何(なに) • (naninani)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whatchamacallit, X"
      ],
      "id": "en-何何-ja-noun-0T5PQHpa",
      "links": [
        [
          "whatchamacallit",
          "whatchamacallit"
        ],
        [
          "X",
          "X"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟ina̠ɲ̟i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何何"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Reduplicated emphatic form of 何 (nani).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何何",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ],
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naninani",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun",
        "2": "なになに"
      },
      "expansion": "何(なに)何(なに) • (naninani)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese interrogative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "what"
      ],
      "id": "en-何何-ja-pron-dJqywNBs",
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟ina̠ɲ̟i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何何"
}
{
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese interrogative pronouns",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese placeholder terms",
    "Japanese pronouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplicated emphatic form of 何 (nani).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何何",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ],
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naninani",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "なになに"
      },
      "expansion": "何(なに)何(なに) • (naninani)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "whatchamacallit, X"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whatchamacallit",
          "whatchamacallit"
        ],
        [
          "X",
          "X"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟ina̠ɲ̟i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何何"
}

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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese interrogative pronouns",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese placeholder terms",
    "Japanese pronouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplicated emphatic form of 何 (nani).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何何",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ],
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naninani",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun",
        "2": "なになに"
      },
      "expansion": "何(なに)何(なに) • (naninani)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "what"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "other": "なになに"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟ina̠ɲ̟i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何何"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 何何 meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "何何",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "何何"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "何何",
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}

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