Word Meaning 何なのか

なになのか naninanoka

何なのか is read as なになのか (naninanoka) and means what is it (that).

Meaning

English

  1. what is it (that)
  2. the meaning of something
  3. what something is about

Reading

Kana

なになのか

Romaji

naninanoka

Writing Variants

  • 何なのか なんなのか nannanoka

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 11014 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何か

なにか

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

何とか

なんとか

somehow

何だか

なんだか

(a) little

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

何回か

なんかいか

a few times

なに

what

何ら

なにら

what kind of

何人

なにびと

anyone

Example Sentences

10

Do you know what this is?

I don't know what it is.

I wonder what the advantage of this technique is.

I don't really see what the problem is.

I'm not sure what Tom's plan is.

You have no idea what this is, do you?

What makes one person a genius and another person a fool?

Nobody knows what it is that has been bothering him so much.

I know I'm missing something. I just don't know what.

Before taking action, make sure you are clear about what the goal is.