なんという
Meanings
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...
2. nothing worth mentioning; nothing special
with neg. verb, esp. as 何ということもない
3. of what name
Kanji used
what
Pitch accent
んという
Top 5200
Composed of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Composed of
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Examples (8 in total)
What is the name of this flower?
What a waste of energy!
I asked him what his name was.
That's a gorgeous color. What kind of beer is that?
What a lovely day it is today!
He asked me what my name was.
I don't know the name of that temple.
What is the name of that river?