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Japanese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of なん – see the following entries.
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- what
- that thing (used in place of words you can't remember at the moment.)
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- what number, how many (used with a counter)
- (used with も) many (used with a counter)
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(This term, なん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as なん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なん.)
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(The following entry is uncreated: 軟.)
Etymology 2
なん • (nan)
- (dialectal, chiefly Kansai) Synonym of なの (na no)