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

  1. something; some; any · pronoun
  2. somehow; for some reason · adverb
  3. (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?
「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?"

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

Kanji in 何か

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 何か.

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