Kanji: 何ですか
Hiragana: なんですか
Katakana: ナンデスカ

Romaji: nandesuka
English Meaning: what is (it) (polite)

Example Sentences:

人生の意味は何ですか?
jinsē no imi wa nandesuka?
What is the meaning of life?
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お名前は何ですか?
o namae wa nandesuka?
What is your name?
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あなたの仕事は何ですか?
anata no shigoto wa nandesuka?
What is your occupation?
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この言葉の定義は何ですか?
kono kotoba no tēgi wa nandesuka?
What is the definition of this word?
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あなたの靴のサイズは何ですか?
anata no kutsu no saizu wa nandesuka?
What's your shoe size?
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あなたのお名前は何ですか?私の名前は由紀子です。
anata no o namae wa nandesuka? watashi no namae wa yukiko desu.
What is your name? My name is Yukiko.
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あなたの仕事は何ですか? 私はエンジニアです。
anata no shigoto wa nandesuka? watashi wa enjinia desu.
What is your job? I'm an engineer.
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Related Words:


Standard
なに
ナニ

nani

what

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です
Standard
デス

desu

is, are (polite)

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ですか
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デスカ

desuka

is, are (polite, interrogative)

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ka

(interrogative particle, sentence-final particle)

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