何で (なんで) — why, how come, what for
何で
why
Frequency #4901
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
adverb
Part of speech (JMdict: adv)
nande
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
なんで[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- why
- how come
- what for