| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 何 | なに, なん | what; how many (some counter); euph. for genitals or sex |
| 何か | なにか, なんか | something |
| 何も | なにも | nothing (with neg. verbs), not any; and everything else (with noun plus "mo"), all |
| 何とか | なんとか | something, something or other, so-and-so; somehow, anyhow, one way or another |
| 何の | どの | which, what (way) |
| 何より | なにより | most, best, above all |
| 何でも | なんでも | any, whatever one likes, by all means, anything, everything |
| 何度 | なんど | how many times?, how often? |
| 何と | なんと | what, how, whatever |
| 何とも | なんとも | nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit |