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jmdict 2846738 Active (id: 2083951)
[ichi1]
なん [ichi1]
1. [pn]
▶ what
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1577100 何 1. what
2. [pref]
《followed by a counter》
▶ how many
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1188640 何か月 1. how many months
3. [pref]
《followed by (optional number), counter and も》
▶ many
▶ a lot of
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1189200 何度も 1. many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
  ⇒ see: 2202930 何日も 1. for many days; for several days
4. [pref]
《followed by a counter and か》
▶ several
▶ a few
▶ some
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2529360 何日か 1. some days; several days



History:
5. A 2020-10-11 20:58:25  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I've now reindexed those sentences.
4. A 2020-10-11 04:56:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Many of the sense 4 cases are indexed as sense 2.
3. A* 2020-09-28 12:54:50  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Comments:
Added sense. This usage accounts for a significant number of the sentences.
  Diff:
@@ -28 +27,0 @@
-<gloss>large number of</gloss>
@@ -29,0 +29,9 @@
+<gloss>a lot of</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&pref;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2529360">何日か</xref>
+<s_inf>followed by a counter and か</s_inf>
+<gloss>several</gloss>
+<gloss>a few</gloss>
+<gloss>some</gloss>
2. A 2020-09-28 10:23:59  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1577100">何・なに・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1577100">何・1</xref>
1. A* 2020-09-28 08:06:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Splitting from 1577100 (何/なに), See discussion there,

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