JLPT N3 · Adverb

何か (nanika)

何か (なにか, nanika) is a Japanese adverb meaning “something; some”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なにか
Romaji: nanika
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

something; some; any · pronoun
somehow; for some reason · adverb
(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)? · interjection

Example sentences

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。

Have I missed anything so far?

Tatoeba #224252

「もしや、あなたは小川さんではありませんか？」「そうですが、何か？」

"Might you happen to be Mr. Ogawa?" "Well, yes ... can I help you?"

Tatoeba #74636

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 何か

何

whatカ・なに・なん · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 何か.

何なんwhat何でなんでwhy?何でもなんでもany何とかなんとかsomething何分なにぶんsome何しろなにしろin any case何ともなんともreally何々なになにwhat何だかなんだか(a) little何気ないなにげないcasual

Source: JMdict entry 1188270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.