Word Meaning 何とか

なんとか nantoka

何とか is read as なんとか (nantoka) and means somehow.

Meaning

English

  1. somehow
  2. anyhow
  3. one way or another
  4. something
  5. something or other
  6. so-and-so

Reading

Kana

なんとか

Romaji

nantoka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 4958 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何か

なにか

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

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