How to say 'What' or 'Who' in Japanese | 何者

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The Japanese word for What or Who is 'Nanimono', written as 何者 in Japanese.'What' or 'Who' in hiragana is なにもの.

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何者

Meaning

What, Who

Reading

なにもの

nanimono

Kanji

何What 者Someone

Explanation

The Japanese noun '何者 (なにもの)' is used to inquire about someone's identity or nature. It can be translated as 'who' or 'what' depending on the context. This word is often used in questions to ask about the identity of a person or the nature of something. For example: Who are you?「あなたは何者ですか？」(あなたはなにものですか？). What kind of person is he?「彼は何者ですか？」(かれはなにものですか？). It is important to note that '何者' can carry a slightly formal or dramatic tone, and is often used in contexts where the speaker is questioning the true nature or identity of someone or something.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6471

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 何者

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

何

Meaning

What

kanji

者

Meaning

Someone

Words Related to 何者 Through the Kanji 何

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 何 as well.

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何

Meaning

What

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何時

Meaning

When

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何処

Meaning

Where

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何の

Meaning

Which

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何故

Meaning

Why

word

何れ

Meaning

Which, Eventually

word

何方

Meaning

Where, Which

word

何か

Meaning

Something

word

何度

Meaning

How many times, What degree

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如何に

Meaning

How

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如何

Meaning

What, How

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如何なる

Meaning

Any

word

何事

Meaning

Matter, Incident

word

何しろ

Meaning

Anyway

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何とか

Meaning

Somehow

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何より

Meaning

Best

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何と

Meaning

What, How

word

何となく

Meaning

Somehow

word

何だか

Meaning

Somehow

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何で

Meaning

Why

word

何て

Meaning

How

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何千

Meaning

Thousands

word

何百

Meaning

Hundreds

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何十

Meaning

Dozens

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何時頃

Meaning

When

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何物

Meaning

Something

word

何遍

Meaning

Times, How many times

Words Related to 何者 Through the Kanji 者

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 者 as well.

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患者

Meaning

Patient

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お医者さん

Meaning

Doctor

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歯医者

Meaning

Dentist

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若者

Meaning

Youth

word

医者

Meaning

Doctor

word

記者

Meaning

Reporter

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読者

Meaning

Reader

word

両者

Meaning

Both

word

消費者

Meaning

Consumer

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科学者

Meaning

Scientist

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筆者

Meaning

Author

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後者

Meaning

Latter

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他者

Meaning

Others

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学者

Meaning

Scholar

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作者

Meaning

Author

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著者

Meaning

Author

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前者

Meaning

Former

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死者

Meaning

Dead

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業者

Meaning

Trader, Contractor

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役者

Meaning

Actor

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歩行者

Meaning

Pedestrian

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文学者

Meaning

Literary scholar

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信者

Meaning

Follower, Believer

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歩行者天国

Meaning

Pedestrian zone

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者

Meaning

Person

word

労働者

Meaning

Worker

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使者

Meaning

Messenger

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保護者

Meaning

Guardian

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