何も

Japanese

Kanji in this term
何
なに Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なにも [nàní mó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɲ̟i mo̞]

Adverb

何(なに)も or 何(なん)も • (nani mo or nan mo) 

1. nothing at all, not anything

   あそこには何(なに)もありません。

   Asoko ni wa nani mo arimasen.

   There is not a single thing over there.

Usage notes

• Always used with negative verbs, such as ない (nai) and the negative formal ません (masen).

See also

• 何(なん)でもない (nan de mo nai)
• 別(べつ)に (betsu ni)