Word Meaning 何かしら

なにかしら nanikashira

何かしら is read as なにかしら (nanikashira) and means something (or other).

Meaning

English

  1. something (or other)
  2. some ... or other
  3. somehow (or other)
  4. for some reason
  5. without knowing why

Reading

Kana

なにかしら

Romaji

nanikashira

Writing Variants

  • 何か知ら なにかしら nani ka shira

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 130774 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何ら

なんら

what kind of

何やら

なにやら

for some reason

何時から

いつから

since when

何時から

なんじから

from what time

何処ら

どこら

where

何処かしら

どこかしら

somewhere or other

何処へやら

どこへやら

currently nowhere to be seen

何か

なにか

(so) what (are you trying to say)?

何人

なにびと

anyone