Word details

なんだかんだ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word なんだかんだ.

Dictionary

Entry

なんだかんだ (何だかんだ/何だ彼だ)何だかんだ何だかだ何だ彼だなんだかだ (何だかだ/何だ彼だ)AdverbUsually kanaFreq #5480
1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

Examples
彼は、なんだかんだ言って支払いを延期した。
He delayed payment on some pretext or other.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

what

7 strokesFrequency 340JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

なになんなに-なん-

Nanori

あが

he, that, the

8 strokesFrequency 648JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

かれかのか.の

Nanori

その

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