何 (nani) Kanji Meaning: "What" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A person carries something odd and you ask: what is it?

何 means what

A person carries something odd and you ask: what is it?

On'yomi

  • カka

Kun'yomi

  • なにnani
  • なんnan

How it's built

  • 亻person
  • 可can

Common words

  • 何なんwhat
  • 何百なんびゃくhundreds
  • 何千なんぜんmany thousands
  • 何方どなたwho

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 何Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 何Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 何Seal
  4. Today

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