何も彼も

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
何もかも

Etymology

From (なに) (nani, what) + (mo, all, every) + () (ka, that) + (mo, even, too, also). Compare (なに) (nani mo, anything), (だれ) (dare mo, anyone, anybody), and いつも (itsu mo, always).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [na̠ɲ̟i mo̞ ka̠ mo̞]

Idiom

(なに)() • (nanimokamo or nani mo ka mo

  1. everything