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何で

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
なんで
Romaji
nande
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    why?; what for?
    Example sentence
    なんで聞くの? Why do you ask?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    how?; by what means?
    Example sentence
    0.3のシャー芯って何であんなに高いのです Why are '0.3' pencil leads so expensive?

Examples of 何で, なんで in a sentence


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