Word Meaning 何か

なにか nani ka

何か is read as なにか (nani ka) and means (so) what (are you trying to say)?.

Meaning

English

  1. (so) what (are you trying to say)?
  2. what (do you mean)?
  3. somehow
  4. for some reason
  5. something
  6. some
  7. any

Reading

Kana

なにか

Romaji

nani ka

Writing Variants

  • 何か なんか nan ka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 117 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何とか

なんとか

somehow

何だか

なんだか

(a) little

何なのか

なんなのか

what is it (that)

何人か

なんにんか

some people

何故か

なぜか

somehow

何方か

どなたか

someone

何ら

なんら

what kind of

何人

なにびと

anyone

なに

what

何十

なんじゅう

(several) tens

Example Sentences

10

Want a drink?

Something is strange.

So what?

What did you say?

Is something different?

Why don't you put on some clothes?

Do you see anything?

Anything new?

Did you order something?

Did you order something?