Meaning

Primary

How Many Times

Alternative

How Often

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What's universal? How many times do you think that question's been asked throughout time? Probably a lot of times.

Reading

なんべん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word with an unusual reading, where the first kanji uses kun'yomi and the second uses on'yomi. You've seen these readings before, so you should be able to read this. Just watch out, because へん becomes べん here!

Context

Context Sentences

この映画は何遍みても泣けます。

No matter how many times I see this movie, I always cry.

Kanji Composition