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Meaning of 何だ(なんだ) in Japanese

何だ
Kana Reading
なんだ, なあんだ
Romaji
nanda, nānda
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    interjection (kandoushi)
    Meaning
    What!
    Example sentence
    「いらっしゃ～い」「よぉ」「なんだ、啓太か・・・」 Welcome! "Yo." "Oh, what, it's only Keita?"

Examples of 何だ, なんだ, なあんだ in a sentence

  • 「いらっしゃ～い」「よぉ」「なんだ、啓太か・・・」

    Welcome! "Yo." "Oh, what, it's only Keita?"

  • 「お先に失礼しま～す」「お、なんだ、また定時上がりかよ」

    Bye, see you tomorrow. "Oh, what's this? Leaving on the dot again?"

  • 「そっか。暇なら掃除しといて。」「なんだそれ。兄貴をアゴで使うなよ。」

    Oh? If you're free get the cleaning done. "What's up with that? Don't order your brother around!"

Kanji in this word

何 JLPT 5

7 strokes

what

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: なに, なん, なに-, なん-

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