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何なんで

N3
なんで nande
  1. Why?
  2. What for?
adverb

Chinese meanings

为什么

Examples

  • 何なんで彼かの女じょはそんなことをしたのか。
    What made her do so?
    她为什么做那种事?
  • 何なんでそれを信しんじる気きになったの。
    What led you to believe it?
    你为什么会相信那件事?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('2d389db4db'); // 何で
{
  "id": "2d389db4db",
  "word": "何で",
  "reading": "なんで",
  "romaji": "nande",
  "meanings": [
    "Why?",
    "What for?"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1611020,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "何で彼女はそんなことをしたのか。",
      "furigana": "{何|なん}で{彼女|かのじょ}はそんなことをしたのか。",
      "en": "What made her do so?",
      "tatoeba_id": 187813
    },
    {
      "ja": "何でそれを信じる気になったの。",
      "furigana": "{何|なん}でそれを{信|しん}じる{気|き}になったの。",
      "en": "What led you to believe it?",
      "tatoeba_id": 187817
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "c45977dfe2afb2b414efc51ec03a70338cb09a4e9de73cca348dfdb4ae92a78a",
    "meanings": [
      "为什么"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "何で彼女はそんなことをしたのか。",
        "zh": "她为什么做那种事?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "何でそれを信じる気になったの。",
        "zh": "你为什么会相信那件事?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/2d389db4db",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1611020; 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": "95ad55173ea2f39b1988d433792050661368b881a3693db5eb5a92bf87657fa2"
  }
}