なん
Reading: なん
Meaning: what
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Example Sentence
What do you call it?
Usage Notes
Variant of なに (what) used before certain consonants (t, d, n). Commonly appears in expressions like なんですか (what is it?), なんて (how/what a), and counters (何人 'how many people').
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