【何】(nan, nani, ka /what) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 何

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・ka　か

For example,

・幾何学　ki-ka-gaku　きかがく
geometry, Geometrics

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・nani　なに
・nan　なん

For example,

・何　nani　なに
what?

・何時　nan-ji　なんじ
what time

・何分　nan-pun　なんぷん
how many minutes?

・何秒　nan-byō　なんびょう
how many seconds?

・何度　nan-do　なんど
how many times?

・何個　nan-ko　なんこ
how many pieces

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・何時　itsu　いつ
when
Usually written in hiragana

・何処　doko　どこ
where
Usually written in hiragana

・何方　docchi　どっち
which
Usually written in hiragana

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 何.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・what

Radical

And the radical of this character is 人/イ　hito/ninben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "人", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 何

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 何

・何進　ka-shin　かしん
Figure from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 人

・河　ka, kawa　か、かわ
river

・荷　ka, ni　か、に
baggage

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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