これは何ですか

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Phrase composed of これ (kore, this) + (topic particle) + (nan, what, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + (ka, sentence-final question particle).

Phrase edit

これ(なん)です (kore wa nan desu ka

  1. what is this?