"なんだか" meaning in Japanese

See なんだか in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [na̠n da̠ ka̠] Forms: nan da ka [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|なん だ か}} なんだか • (nan da ka)
  1. somehow; for some reason Synonyms: なにか, なんか
    Sense id: en-なんだか-ja-adv-L0W-OOUq Categories (other): 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: 96 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 90 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 93 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2

Phrase

IPA: [na̠n da̠ ka̠] Forms: nan da ka [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|phrase|なん だ か}} なんだか • (nan da ka)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 何, だ, か: what [something] is
    Sense id: en-なんだか-ja-phrase-zahRHnsb

Alternative forms

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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      ],
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              11,
              18
            ]
          ],
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              17,
              26
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          "english": "Campanella somehow seemed as though she was trying her hardest not to cry.",
          "ref": "1934, Kenji Miyazawa}, Ginga tetsudō no yoru [Night on the Galactic Railroad]:",
          "roman": "Kamupanerura wa, nan da ka, nakidashitai no o, isshō kenmei koraete iru yō deshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "泣",
              "な"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "いっ"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "命",
              "めい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "カムパネルラは、なんだか、泣きだしたいのを、一生けん命こらえているようでした。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "somehow; for some reason"
      ],
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        [
          "some",
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        {
          "word": "なにか"
        },
        {
          "word": "なんか"
        }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[na̠n da̠ ka̠]"
    }
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  "word": "なんだか"
}

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          "english": "Do you know what this is?",
          "roman": "Kore ga nan da ka wakarimasu ka?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "何",
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            ]
          ],
          "text": "これが何だかわかりますか？",
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        }
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    }
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          "roman": "Kamupanerura wa, nan da ka, nakidashitai no o, isshō kenmei koraete iru yō deshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "泣",
              "な"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "いっ"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "命",
              "めい"
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          "type": "quote"
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        "somehow; for some reason"
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      "ipa": "[na̠n da̠ ka̠]"
    }
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Download raw JSONL data for なんだか meaning in Japanese (2.8kB)

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