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何かと (nanikato) Japanese meaning: in various ways | Kotomora
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て
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I am indebted to him in many ways.
I'm busy with various things for the move.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 何なに かとお 世せ 話わ になる to receive various kinds of help from someone
My neighbors have helped me out in various ways.
何なに かと 忙いそが しい to be busy with all sorts of things
At the end of the year I'm busy with one thing or another and have no time to rest.
何なに かと 気き を 使つか う to be considerate in various ways
I find myself being considerate in various ways toward my new boss.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 何なに かと 迷めい 惑わく をかける to cause someone various kinds of trouble
何なに かと 物もの 入い りだ to have all sorts of expenses
Once a baby is born, there are all sorts of expenses.
Expressions 何なに かというと at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; on the slightest pretext 何なに かと 言い えば at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; on the least pretext Related words 何だかんだ is colloquial and often carries a complaining or listing tone, while 何かと is a neutral adverb simply meaning 'in various ways'.
とかく is a slightly literary way of saying 'one way or another/somehow', close to 何かと but less common in casual speech.
色々 is a general word for 'various' usable as noun or adverb, while 何かと specifically stresses multiple unspecified ways or reasons for something happening.
Written forms 何なに かと
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
何なに 彼か と
Rare alternative kanji spelling; not commonly used in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of 何 (nani, 'what') + か (ka, interrogative particle) + と (to, quotative particle). The phrase literally means 'with what and what', evolving to mean 'in one way or another' or 'in various ways'.
I ended up causing my family various kinds of trouble while preparing to move.
