何とか
N3なんとか nantoka
- somehow
- anyhow
- one way or another
adverbする verb
Chinese meanings
设法;总算
Examples
- 急げば何とか間に合うと思います。I think we'll make it if we hurry.快一点的话,我想总能赶上。
- 箱は重かったが、彼は何とか運んだ。The box was heavy, but he managed to carry it.箱子很重,但他还是设法搬走了。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('39dd361425'); // 何とか
{
"id": "39dd361425",
"word": "何とか",
"reading": "なんとか",
"romaji": "nantoka",
"meanings": [
"somehow",
"anyhow",
"one way or another"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"adv",
"vs"
],
"jmdict_id": 1188420,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "急げば何とか間に合うと思います。",
"furigana": "{急|いそ}げば{何|なん}とか{間|ま}に{合|あ}うと{思|おも}います。",
"en": "I think we'll make it if we hurry.",
"tatoeba_id": 182483
},
{
"ja": "箱は重かったが、彼は何とか運んだ。",
"furigana": "{箱|はこ}は{重|おも}かったが、{彼|かれ}は{何|なん}とか{運|はこ}んだ。",
"en": "The box was heavy, but he managed to carry it.",
"tatoeba_id": 121350
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "c80de89f299282a17e847d1cc425bba724a4fd004d01ce8d9f0eb2d43ff4aeda",
"meanings": [
"设法",
"总算"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "急げば何とか間に合うと思います。",
"zh": "快一点的话,我想总能赶上。"
},
{
"ja": "箱は重かったが、彼は何とか運んだ。",
"zh": "箱子很重,但他还是设法搬走了。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/39dd361425",
"JMdict ent_seq 1188420; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "90bbfcd2c4af6e90eff31074e4275aba1304e94b766cb8f99f249e9907f03eff"
}
}