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JLPT N3 · Adverb

何でも (nandemo)

何でも (なんでも, nandemo) is a Japanese adverb meaning “any; anything”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
なんでも
Romaji
nandemo
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes; everything · expression · usually written in kana
  2. I am told; I hear; I understand; they say · adverb · usually written in kana · at start of sentence

Example sentences

この犬は何でもほとんど食べます。
This dog eats almost anything.
Tatoeba #222102

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

Kanji in 何でも

何
whatカ・なに・なん · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 何でも.

何なんwhat何かなにかsomething何でなんでwhy?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 1611030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.