This kanji has kunyoumi or Japanese readings of: なに、or なん, and it has an onyoumi or Chinese reading of: カ. This character has the meanings: what, or how many. This character is made up of the following radicals or parts: the stylised person or ひと known as にんべん (亻)、いち or one, the mouth radical, and this sort of hook radical. The whole right hand side of this character means ‘can’ or ‘passable.’ You can remember this kanji by the following hint: A good learner イ (person) can (可) ask questions. Our example sentence is: ひつじはなんてなくの？羊は何て鳴くの？What sound does a sheep make?

Grade

Kun

On

Meaning

Strokes

Example Sentence

JLPT N5

なに、なん

カ

what, how many

7

ひつじはなんてなくの？

羊は何て鳴くの？

What sound does a sheep make?