JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 那: "what?"
The kanji 那 means "what?". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ナ, ダ in on'yomi and なに, なんぞ, いかん in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ナダ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なになんぞいかん
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | what? |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1621 of 2,501 |
Common words with 那
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 旦那master (of a house, shop, etc.) · husband
- 刹那moment; instant · kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
- 旦那様husband · master (of a house, shop, etc.)
- 支那China
- 若旦那young master; young gentleman
- 刹那的ephemeral; transitory
- 大旦那(one's) father-in-law · (one's) employer; master
- 那覇Naha (city in Okinawa)
- 支那人Chinese person
- 一刹那(a) moment; an instant
- 那須place : Nasu
- 元旦那ex-husband; former husband
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