何（なん）— what
何 です か。
What is it?
何なん
what
なん
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Words
何nanwhat
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
かka(question marker)
Kanji
何カ・
何 is read なん before です and in many expressions with counters. The reading なに is used in other contexts. Learn the reading with the phrase.
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