何度(なんど)

なんど
adverb
how many times; how often
quantity
1. how many times
interrogative asking about the number of times or frequency of an action
何度(なんど)言(い)ったら分(わ)かるの？
How many times do I have to tell you?
この映画(えいが)は何度(なんど)見(み)ても飽(あ)きない。
No matter how many times I watch this movie, I never get tired of it.
何度(なんど)も失敗(しっぱい)したが、諦(あきら)めずに挑戦(ちょうせん)し続(つづ)けた。
I failed many times, but I kept challenging myself without giving up.

Related words

  • 何度(なんど)も (many times)
  • 何度(なんど)でも (any number of times)
  • 何度(なんど)か (several times)

Similar words

何回(なんかい) is largely interchangeable with 何度(なんど), though 何度(なんど) often emphasizes the emotional weight or significance of repetition, while 何回(なんかい) is more neutral and countable.

Usage

何度(なんど) also means "how many degrees" when referring to temperature or angles (e.g. asking today's high). This is a separate, equally common meaning determined by context, not a rarer variant of "how many times."

Related Words

Synonym: 何回(なんかい) (neutral/countable)
Related: 二度(にど) (twice, two times)
Compare: 何倍(なんばい) (how many times)
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Added 2026.1.26 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.5 21:37
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