何回

何回

Japanese

Kanji in this term
何	回
なん Grade: 2	かい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) な​んかい [náꜜǹkàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [nã̠ŋka̠i]

Noun

何回(なんかい) • (nankai) 

1. how many times?

   何回(なんかい)か日本(にほん)に行(い)ったことがある

   nankai ka nihon ni itta koto ga aru

   How many times have you been to Japan?

2. numerous times, many times

   何回(なんかい)試(ため)してみても同(おな)じだ。

   Nankai tameshite mitemo onaji da.

   No matter how many times I tried, it's still the same result.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN