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南, ナン
Mahjong term
1. south wind tile
2. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
フランスは英国の南にある。
難, なん
Noun, used as a suffix
1. difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage
2. accident, disaster, danger
3. fault, defect, flaw
4. criticism, charge, blame
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何, なん
Pronoun, See 何・1
1. what
Prefix, See 何か月, followed by a counter
2. how many, a lot of
See 何日か, followed by a counter and か
3. several, a few, some
ここの家、何匹猫がいるの？
なんて, 何て
Noun or verb acting prenominally, Adverb, Usually in kana
how ...!, what ...!, what's that?
彼はなんて大食らいなんだろう。
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何か, なにか, なんか
Pronoun
1. something, some, any
Adverb
2. somehow, for some reason
Only なにか, Interjection
3. (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
ここまでのところで何か落としていることはありませんか。
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何も, なにも, なんも
Expression, with neg. verb
1. (not) anything, (nothing) at all, (not) any, nothing
as ...も何も
2. and everything else, and all
as ...なくてもいい, ...ことはない, etc.
3. (not) at all, (not) in the least, (not) especially, (not) to that extent
過ちのない者は何も作り出せない。
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難民, なんみん
1. refugee, displaced person
Noun, used as a suffix, See 買い物難民
2. person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.), person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.), person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
難民は食べるものをくれと要求した。
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なんでも, 何でも
Expression, Usually in kana
1. any, anything, whatever, whatever one likes, everything, all
Adverb, at start of sentence
2. I am told, I hear, I understand, they say
この犬は何でもほとんど食べます。
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なんの, 何の
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
1. what, what kind of, what sort of
with. neg. sentence
2. no ..., any
Usually in kana, as ...のなんの
3. adds emphasis to the preceding word, not at all, oh (it's nothing)
何の目的で彼はここに来たのか。
南北, なんぼく
1. north and south, north to south
Abbreviation
2. South Korea and North Korea
日本は南北に長い国です。
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なんと, 何と
Adverb
1. what, how
Usually in kana, indicates surprise, admiration, etc.
2. what (a) ...!
3. surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!
Interjection
4. oh my, wow
used when asking for confirmation or approval
5. well, ..., so, ...
英語でこの昆虫を何といいますか。
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何度, なんど
Adverb
1. how many times
2. how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
その本を何度も読みなさい。
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なんとか, 何とか
Expression, Usually in kana
1. something, something or other, so-and-so
Adverb, Takes suru, handling, dealing with
2. somehow, anyhow, one way or another
なんとかその機械を動かした。
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男女, だんじょ, なんにょ
men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
男女間に不均等が存在することは許されるべきではない。
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難航, なんこう
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. difficult voyage, stormy passage, hard flight
2. rough going, running into trouble, proceeding with difficulty, rough passage
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なんです, なのです
Auxiliary, See のです, Polite
it is assuredly that ..., can say with confidence that ...
私が会いたいのは彼女なんです。
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なんという, 何という, 何と言う, なんとゆう
Expression, Usually in kana
1. how (beautiful, etc.), what a ...
with neg. verb, esp. as 何ということもない
2. nothing worth mentioning, nothing special
3. of what name
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何人か, なんにんか
Expression
some people, a number of people, several people, a few people
何人かが私の腕をつかんだ。
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何なのか, なんなのか, なになのか
Expression
what is it (that), the meaning of something, what something is about
ある人を天才にし、別の人を愚か者にするのは何なのか。
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なんだかんだ, 何だかんだ, 何だかだ, 何だ彼だ, なんだかだ
Adverb, Usually in kana
something or other, one thing or another, this or that
彼は、なんだかんだ言って支払いを延期した。
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何とも言えない, なんとも言えない, 何ともいえない, なんともいえない
Expression
indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable, indefinable, nobody can tell
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何とも, なんとも
Adverb
1. really, very, extremely, terribly, awfully
with neg. verb
2. (not) anything, (not) at all, (not) a bit
何とも言いようがないなあ。
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ナンバー
1. number
See ナンバープレート, Abbreviation
2. number plate, license plate
車のナンバーを書き留められなかった。
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なんで, 何で
Adverb, Usually in kana
1. why?, what for?
2. how?, by what means?
テニスウェアってなんでミニスカートなのかしら？
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