ナニ
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 12700
Used in vocabulary (58 in total)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
why; how
at any rate; anyhow
damn it!; dang it!
something; some kind of; for some reason
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
certain person; Mr So-and-so; a certain ...
what nationality
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
who; what kind of person
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
what's what; heads or tails
what color
what kind of business; what sort of matter
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(not) one
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
even so; anyhow; at any rate
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
by all means; by all costs
certain person; Mr So-and-so; a certain ...
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
something; what; why; how
what's what; heads or tails
anyone; any person; whoever
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
what language
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
everything; all
in various ways
how much (long, far)
even if nothing else; more than anything else
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
before anything else; first of all
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?