なに

何

Common word

  1. pronoun

    what

    • 今のアナウンスは何だったのですか。
      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. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    penis, (one's) thing, dick
    esp. ナニ
    colloquial
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 「や、それほどでも。せいぜい、大きさ比べたり、わい談するくらいだし」「大きさって何の？」「ナニの」
      "No, not so much. At most comparing sizes, telling dirty stories." "Sizes of what?" "Of 'that'."

  5. adverb (fukushi)

    (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
    with neg. sentence

  6. interjection (kandoushi)

    what?, huh?
    indicates surprise

    • なによ！出来ないの？この度胸なし！腰抜けッ！
      What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!

  7. interjection (kandoushi)

    hey!, come on!
    indicates anger or irritability

  8. interjection (kandoushi)

    oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)
    used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.