何も

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にも [nàní mó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɲ̟i mo̞]

Adverb

(なに) or (なん) • (nani mo or nan mo) 

  1. nothing at all, not anything
    あそこには(なに)ありません
    Asoko ni wa nani mo arimasen.
    There is not a single thing over there.

Usage notes

  • Always used with negative verbs, such as ない (nai) and the negative formal ません (masen).

See also

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