何せ

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Shortening of 何せよ (nani seyo).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

(なに) (nanise

  1. Synonym of 何しろ (nani shiro, at any rate; anyhow)

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Sound shift from nanise.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

(なん) (nanse

  1. Synonym of 何しろ (nani shiro, at any rate; anyhow)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN