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äŊ•

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word äŊ•

äŊ•
ãĒãĢ
ナニ
Freq #72
1

Pronoun

what

Examples
äģŠãŽã‚ĸナã‚Ļãƒŗ゚はäŊ•ã ãŖたぎですか。
What did the announcement just say?
2

Pronoun

you-know-what; that thing

3

Pronoun

whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name

4

Colloquial; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Esp. ナニ

penis; (one's) thing; dick

Examples
「や、それãģおでも。せいぜい、大きさ比ずたり、わいčĢ‡ã™ã‚‹ãã‚‰ã„だし」「大きさãŖãĻäŊ•ãŽīŧŸã€ã€ŒãƒŠãƒ‹ãŽã€
"No, not so much. At most comparing sizes, telling dirty stories." "Sizes of what?" "Of 'that'."
5

Adverb (fukushi); With neg. sentence

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest

6

Interjection; Indicates surprise

what?; huh?

Examples
ãĒãĢよīŧå‡ēæĨãĒいぎīŧŸã“ぎåēĻ胸ãĒしīŧč…°æŠœã‘ッīŧ
What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!
7

Interjection; Indicates anger or irritability

hey!; come on!

8

Interjection; Used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.

oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

Kanji in this Word

äŊ•
7 strokes
Frequency: 340
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

what

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚Ģ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ãĒãĢ
ãĒん
ãĒãĢ-
ãĒん-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あが
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