なに
Meanings
Pronoun
1. what
2. you-know-what; that thing
3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
Adverb
4. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
with neg. sentence
Interjection
5. what?; huh?
indicates surprise
6. hey!
indicates anger or irritability
7. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.
Pitch accent
Top 500
Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
something; some kind of; for some reason
at any rate; anyhow
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
why; how
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
what's what; heads or tails
by all means; by all costs
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
what kind of business; what sort of matter
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
everything; all
what's what; heads or tails
damn it!; dang it!
in various ways
(not) one
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
even if nothing else; more than anything else
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
even so; anyhow; at any rate
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
before anything else; first of all
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
what language
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
who; what kind of person
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
certain person; Mr So-and-so; a certain ...
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
what color
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
something; what; why; how
what nationality
anyone; any person; whoever
how much (long, far)
what the hell are you saying?
what the hell are you saying?
what the hell are you saying?
what the hell are you saying?
something
Examples (200 in total)
What are you doing?
What do you see?
What're you waiting for?