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3 exact word matches found in search 'なんと'
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what; how; whatever
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noun
Nara  (historical amp poetical name)
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noun
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 斗宿; obscure term)
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18 words found beginning with 'なんと'
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somehow or other; for some reason or another; vaguely  (often written with kana only)
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1. quite; really; very; extremely
2. nothing; not a bit; not at all  (with neg. verb)
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expression
1. something; something or other; so-and-so  (often written with kana only)
2. somehow; anyhow; one way or another  (often written with kana only)
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expression, 'i' adjective
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
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expression, noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
how (beautiful, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
soft pitch  (baseball term)
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Most common form: 何とかして
somehow or other; in one way or another  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 何とは無しに
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to be able to manage somehow or another  (often written with kana only)
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1. for some reason or other; somehow
expression
2. whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; Mr. so-and-so
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13 partial word matches found in search 'なんと'
particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difficulty; trouble; hardship
2. accident; disaster; danger
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Most common form:
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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Most common form:
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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noun
way
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Most common form:
noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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