なに
Meanings
Pronoun
1. what
What can I do for her?
2. you-know-what; that thing
3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
Colloquialism
Usually written in kana
4. penis; (one's) thing; dick
esp. ナニ
Adverb
5. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
with neg. sentence
Interjection
6. what?; huh?
indicates surprise
7. hey!; come on!
indicates anger or irritability
8. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.
Pitch accent
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Top 700
Used in vocabulary (68 in total)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
something; some kind of; for some reason
Examples (200 in total)
What do you see?
What're you waiting for?
I wonder what you're looking at.