# 何 — What

Frequency rank 62 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 代 (Substitute), less common than 女 (Woman).

- On’yomi: か
- Kun’yomi: なに、なん
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX

A person stares at a mouth with a metal ring through its lip.

In words:

- 何 なん/なに — what
- 何か なにか — something
- 何で なんで — Why?,What for?

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