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7 words matching 'なんか' found
なんか is a reading of one form of the following word:
何か
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Readings : なにか    なんか   
何か can be read in 2 ways: なにか (60%), なんか (40%).
expression
something
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 174,267 which gives a rank of 152
何か is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 179,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 901 (see iKnow! collections)
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 3 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
なに
とくべつ
特別
ことやる
Are you doing anything special?
わたし
なに
もの
くだ
さい

Give me something to eat.
コーヒー
なに
れます

How would you like your coffee?
なにか
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000 (about 49,900,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 3 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
なんか is an exact match with the following word:
なんか
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expression, suffix
things like ...; or something like that ... (often derogatory)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 143,596 which gives a rank of 1,162
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 219,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 189
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Example sentences:
こども
子供
テレビなんか
ないで
はや
なければならない

Children must go to bed early without watching television.
テレビなんかなくてすむ
We can do without a television, can't we?
ざっし
雑誌
なんか
んで
なに
やく
という
What is the use of reading magazines?
なんか is a reading of one form of the following word:
かぼちゃ
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noun
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash  (ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect; often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Cambodia abóbora')
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 51,080 which gives a rank of 25,926
かぼちゃ is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000 (about 25,800,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2501 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
Example sentences:
なんて
おお
きな
かぼちゃ
What a big pumpkin!
南瓜
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Readings : かぼちゃ    ぼうぶら    なんか   
南瓜 can be read in 3 ways: なんか (50%), かぼちゃ (40%), ぼうぶら (10%).
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 39,600,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
カボチャ
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 45,000 (about 11,400,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 4242
なんか is an exact match with one form of the following word:
南下
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Reading : なんか   
going south
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 105,980 which gives a rank of 4,287
南下 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 30,000 (about 20,200,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11113
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かんれい
寒冷
ぜんせん
前線
なんか
南下
した

The cold front progressed south.
なんか
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 81,000 (about 3,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13776
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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なんか is an exact match with one form of the following word:
軟化
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Reading : なんか   
1. softening; mollification  (opposite: 硬化)
2. weakening (of the market)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 78,422 which gives a rank of 9,295
軟化 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 65,000 (about 5,370,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 21 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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なんか
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 21 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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なんか is the reading of the following word:
難化
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Reading : なんか   
becoming more difficult (e.g. exam); increasing difficulty
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 31,418 which gives a rank of 72,655
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,340,000 results)
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なんか is the reading of the following word:
軟貨
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Reading : なんか   
noun
1. banknote
2. soft currency  (see also: 硬貨:こうか)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 26,527 which gives a rank of 99,361
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 856,000 results)
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カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ナン   ナ   みなみ south   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
wide
カ   うり melon   
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ム   private
つめ    つま- claw; fingernail   
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
ナン   やわらか    やわらかい soft   
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シャ   くるま car   
ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
corner
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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さじ spoon   
ナン   むずかしい difficult   かた hard   
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the husband with the grass mouth
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
grass   
little bird
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カ    freight   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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