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何かと (なにかと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
adverb
in various ways ; one way or another ; in many ways
Used to express that something happens or is done in multiple, often unspecified, ways; implies a variety of actions or reasons. Often used with verbs like 世話になる, 迷惑をかける, or 気を使う.
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準じゅん
備び
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何なに
か
と
忙いそが
しい
。
I'm busy with various things for the move.
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.
Similar words 何なん だかんだ 何だかんだ is more colloquial and often implies complaining or listing things, while 何かと is a neutral adverb meaning 'in various ways'.
色いろ 々いろ 色々 is a general word for 'various', used as a noun or adverb, while 何かと specifically emphasizes multiple unspecified ways or reasons.
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'.
