ナニ
Meanings
Pronoun
1. what
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 14200
Used in vocabulary (62 in total)
something; some; any; somehow; for some reason
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
Examples (200 in total)
What are you doing?
What do you see?
What're you waiting for?