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

somehow
anyhow
one way or another
something
something or other
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

何時の間にか

いつのまにか

before one knows

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

何故だか

なぜだか

somehow

何ら

なんら

what kind of

何人

なにびと

anyone

何

なに

what

何十

なんじゅう

(several) tens

Example Sentences

何とかしろ！

Do something!

何とかしてよ。

Do something.

何とかなるよね？

It's going to be all right, isn't it?

何とかします。

I'll manage it.

そこを何とか。

I hope you can do something to help me out.

何とか入れた。

I managed to get in.

何とかしてよー。

Can't you do something to help me?

何とかなりませんか？

Is there anything you can do?

自分で何とかしたよ。

I took care of it myself.

何とかしてください。

Please do something about it.