何 — what, how many

なに何 what

U+4F55 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #340 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #961 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

what
how many

word

ど do Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

何(ど) 処(こ) doko where

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

何(な) 故(ぜ) か nazeka for some reason

なに nani Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

何(なに) nani what 何(なん) とか nantoka somehow 何(な) 故(ぜ) naze why 何(なん) らかの nanrakano some kind of 何(なに) より naniyori above all 何(なに) 事(ごと) nanigoto what

なん nan Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

何(なん) 人(にん) nannin how many people 何(なん) だか nandaka somehow 何(なん) となく nantonaku somehow 何(なん) と nanto what 何(なん) とも nantomo nothing 何(なん) ら nanra whatever 何(なん) で nande why

Stroke order

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