JLPT N3 · Adverb

何で (nande)

何で (なんで, nande) is a Japanese adverb meaning “why?; what for?”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なんで
Romaji: nande
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

why?; what for? · adverb · usually written in kana
how?; by what means? · adverb

Example sentences

テニスウェアってなんでミニスカートなのかしら？

I wonder why tennis is played in mini-skirts.

Tatoeba #75073

ここになんで来たの？

How did you come here?

Tatoeba #224471

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

Kanji in 何で

何

whatカ・なに・なん · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 何で.

何なんwhat何かなにかsomething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 1611020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.