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
2 characters
adverb
nande
なんで
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.
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Meanings
- why
- how come
- what for
Usage examples
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春が紙に書いて気づいたことは何ですか。
Haru ga kami ni kaite kizuita koto wa nan desu ka.
What did Haru notice after writing on paper?
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