Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Pronoun
what
Pronoun
you-know-what; that thing
Pronoun
whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
Colloquial; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Esp. ใใ
penis; (one's) thing; dick
Adverb (fukushi); With neg. sentence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Interjection; Indicates surprise
what?; huh?
Interjection; Indicates anger or irritability
hey!; come on!
Interjection; Used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.
oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
how; in what way; how about
Pronoun
what
Prefix; Followed by a counter
how many
Prefix; Followed by (optional number), counter and ใ
many; a lot of
Prefix; Followed by a counter and ใ
several; a few; some
where; what place
how much (long, far); what extent
Pronoun
something; some; any
Adverb (fukushi)
somehow; for some reason
ใชใซใ only; Interjection
(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
Adverb (fukushi)
always; all the time; at all times
Adverb (fukushi); With neg. verb
never
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun
usual; regular; habitual; customary
Adverb (fukushi)
how; in what way; by what means
Adverb (fukushi)
why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
Adverb (fukushi)
cannot possibly
Interjection; Often as ใฉใใใฆใใฉใใใฆ
no way
With neg. verb
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
As ...ใไฝใ
and everything else; and all
As ...ใชใใฆใใใ, ...ใใจใฏใชใ, etc.
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
what kind of; what sort of; what
Common noun
somewhere
in some respects; in some way
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