Word Meaning 何かと

なにかと nanikato

何かと is read as なにかと (nanikato) and means one way or another.

Meaning

English

  1. one way or another
  2. in many ways
  3. in various ways

Reading

Kana

なにかと

Romaji

nanikato

Writing Variants

  • 何彼と なにかと nanika to

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 16088 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何と

なんと

oh my

何か

なにか

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

なに

what

何ら

なにら

what kind of

何人

なにびと

anyone

何とか

なんとか

somehow

何十

なんじゅう

(several) tens

何より

なにより

above anything else

何でも

なんでも

I am told

何時でも

いつでも

(at) any time

何とも

なんとも

(not) anything

何となく

なにとなく

somehow or other

Example Sentences

10

What a chaotic day.

I am inconvenienced when my wife is away.

Golf is a really expensive sport.

Regardless of the subject, he pretends to know all about it.

The teacher pokes his nose into everything.

Once you get the hang of it, spreadsheet software is really useful.

Ah, I get it. Parents can be really fussy about everything can't they.

Carrying wet wipes around with you is helpful in more than one way.

I saw something very bright fly across the night sky.

The countryside is inconvenient, but it has many advantages that you will find nowhere else.