何

なに・なん

what

Mnemonic

The nanny なに has walked in on something and cannot make out what she is looking at. Both hands up, one word, and it is not a polite one: なに.

Worth knowing

Two readings, なに and なん, and which one you get is decided by the sound that follows.

Built from

何

what

亻 person + 可 can, possible

Words sharing these kanji

何だか somehow, for some reason 何とか somehow, please 何より above all, most important 何でも anything, whatever 何となく for some reason 何で why, what for

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