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4 exact word matches found in search 'なん'
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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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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difficulty; trouble; hardship
2. accident; disaster; danger
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0
noun, noun (suffix), counter
son
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soft  (opposite: )
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134 words found beginning with 'なん'
1
Most common form: 南北
noun
1. north and south; north to south
2. South Korea and North Korea  (abbreviation)
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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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1. why?; what for?  (often written with kana only)
2. how?; by what means?
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1
what; how; whatever
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1
Most common form: 何度
noun, adverb
1. how many times
noun
2. how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
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0
Most common form: 南極
1. South Pole
2. the Antarctic; Antarctica  (see also: 南極圏, 南極大陸)
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Most common form: 何十
noun
several tens
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0
Most common form: 南部
noun
southern part; the south (of a region)
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1 4
expression, adverb
1. any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. I am told; I understand; they say; I hear  (at start of sentence; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 何百
noun
hundreds
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7 words found containing 'なん' in any position
pronoun
what type of thing; which one  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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noun
such a thing; something like that  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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noun
such a thing; something like that  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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noun
snail  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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expression
I don't like it; it's troublesome; it's too much; it's awful  (see also: かなわない; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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Most common form: かなんな
(same as above)
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Most common form: かなんな
(same as above)
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