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何とか
なんとか
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Somehow, anyhow, one way or another
nantoka
N2
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JLPT Level
N2
Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
Kana
なんとか
Romaji
nantoka
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What does 何とか mean in Japanese?
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The word 何とか (なんとか) means "somehow, anyhow, one way or another" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary.
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何とか is read as なんとか (romaji: nantoka). Press the 🔊 Hear it button to hear the pronunciation spoken aloud.
What JLPT level is 何とか?
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何とか is a JLPT N2 vocabulary item. Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
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