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.
Kanji used
what
Pitch accent
Top 100
Used in vocabulary (74 in total)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
who; what kind of person
something; some kind of; for some reason
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
at any rate; anyhow
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
by all means; by all costs
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
even so; anyhow; at any rate
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
what's what; heads or tails
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
what kind of business; what sort of matter
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
something; what; why; how
what nationality
what's what; heads or tails
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
what language
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
in various ways
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
even if nothing else; more than anything else
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
before anything else; first of all
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
what the hell are you saying?
how much (long, far)
what the hell are you saying?
what the hell are you saying?
what the hell are you saying?
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
everything; all
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
damn it!; dang it!
who; what kind of person
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
anyone; any person; whoever
before anything else; first of all
something
Examples (200 in total)
What are you doing?
What do you see?
What're you waiting for?