"何か" meaning in Japanese

See 何か in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: [na̠ɲ̟ika̠], [nã̠ŋka̠] Forms: 何か [canonical] (ruby: (なに)), 何か [canonical] (ruby: (なん)), nanika [romanization], nanka [romanization]
Etymology: From 何 (nani, “what”) + か (ka). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|何|か|t1=what|tr1=nani|tr2=ka}} 何 (nani, “what”) + か (ka) Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なにか|なんか}} 何(なに)か or 何(なん)か • (nanika or nanka)
  1. something

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      "ipa": "[nã̠ŋka̠]"
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