Word Meaning 何で

なんで nan de

何で is read as なんで (nan de) and means how?.

Meaning

English

  1. how?
  2. by what means?
  3. why?
  4. what for?

Reading

Kana

なんで

Romaji

nan de

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 6112 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

なんと

oh my

何とも

なんとも

(not) anything

何となく

なにとなく

somehow or other

Example Sentences

10

これはなんですか。

What is this?

なんとなんでまよっていますか。

Which two options are you undecided between?

Whatever it takes!

What do you want?

Why are you pretending to be tough?

Never mind!

Ask me anything!

What's your last name?

What's your sign?

What is the origin of the fire?