Japanese word

何回

Pronunciation

Romajinankai

Meaning

  • nounhow many times

Example

その映画を何回見ましたか？so no ei ga o nan kai mi ma shi ta ka

How many times did you see that movie?

Illustration for 何回 (how many times)

More examples

この薬を一日に何回飲みますか。ko no kusuri o ichi nichi ni nan kai no mi ma su ka

How many times a day do you take this medicine?

Core concept

Marks the count of repeated events or actions when the exact number is unknown.

Common phrases

  • 一日に何回ichi nichi ni nan kai

    how many times a day

  • あと何回a to nan kai

    how many more times

Similar words

何度nando: Asks for the number of times an action or event occurs, often in a formal context.
回数kaisū: The number of times an action or event occurs or is repeated.

Definition in Japanese

ある事柄が起こったり行われたりした回数を尋ねる語。a ru koto gara ga o ko tta ri okona wa re ta ri shi ta kai sū o tazu ne ru go

Word origin

何回 (nankai) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 何 (nan, "what") and 回 (kai, "cycle or occurrence"), forming a question about the number of occurrences.

Usage tips

  • In schedules and instructions, 何回 (nankai) can ask how many times an action should be repeated, not only how many times it already happened.

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