7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

what

Kun'yomi
  • what ②penis ③(not) at all ④what?
  • なに-
  • what ②how many ③many
  • なん-
On'yomi
Nanori
  • あが

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なになに- 82.1%
なんなん- 17.9%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

what
なに なん カ (2nd, N5)
human radical (no. 9)
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

what ②penis ③(not) at all ④what?
something ②somehow ③(so) what (are you trying to say)?
what ②what (a) ...! ③oh my ④well, ...
how many times ②how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
above anything else ②best
anything and everything
what ②everything ③what (on earth)?
in any case ②because
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 4F55
JIS X 0208 1-18-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 409
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 169
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 65
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 511
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 390
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 392
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 51
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 15
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 86
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 137
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 43
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 80
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.2
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 73
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1021
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a5.21
Four corner code 2122.0
De Roo Code 2149