何回(なんかい)

なんかい
adverb
how many times
1. how many times
used to ask about the number of times something has occurred or will occur
何回(なんかい)言(い)ったら分(わ)かるの？
How many times do I have to tell you before you understand?
日本(にほん)には何回(なんかい)行(い)きましたか。
How many times have you been to Japan?
この映画(えいが)は何回(なんかい)見(み)ても飽(あ)きない。
No matter how many times I watch this movie, I never get tired of it.

COMPOUND:
何(なん) (what, how many) + 回(かい) (times, counter)

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 何回(なんかい) ≈ 何度(なんど) (how many times)
  • 何回(なんかい)も - many times
  • 何回(なんかい)か - several times

COUNTER QUESTIONS PATTERN:

  • 何人(なんにん) - how many people
  • 何歳(なんさい) - how old
  • 何枚(なんまい) - how many (flat objects)
  • 何冊(なんさつ) - how many books
  • 何杯(なんばい) - how many cups

USAGE:

  • 何回(なんかい) tends to be used for concrete, countable repetitions
  • 何度(なんど) can be more abstract or emotional
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Added 2026.1.27 17:12
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