Translation guide
Expresses the idea of 'all things without exception' or 'whatever is available'. Japanese uses different constructions depending on whether the meaning is 'any single thing' or 'all things collectively'.
To say that someone does, takes, or considers absolutely everything, with no limits.
A very common, slightly emphatic phrase meaning 'anything and everything', often used when someone does something indiscriminately.
彼は何でもかんでも食べる。
He eats anything and everything.
Literally 'anything and everything', but often used to mean 'everything' in a more emotional or dramatic context.
何もかもがうまくいった。
Everything went well.
A more literary or formal way to say 'all sorts of things' or 'everything imaginable'.
彼はありとあらゆるものを集めている。
He collects anything and everything.
To express that any item or option is acceptable, without caring about specifics.
何でも is neutral 'anything'. 何もかも is 'everything' (often emotional). 何でもかんでも is 'anything and everything' with a nuance of indiscriminately or without restraint.
何でも食べます。
I eat anything.
何もかも失った。
I lost everything.
何でもかんでも口出しする。
He butts in on anything and everything.
Emphasizes indiscriminate choice, often with a negative nuance of doing things without thinking.
何でもかんでも買うのはやめなさい。
Stop buying anything and everything.