何 度(なんど)も

なんども

adverb

many times; repeatedly; over and over

1. many times; repeatedly; over and over again

Indicates that something happens or is done numerous times. Emphasizes repetition, often implying persistence or frustration.

何度(なんど)も言(い)ったでしょう。

I've told you many times, haven't I?

何度(なんど)も練習(れんしゅう)してやっとできるようになった。

After practicing over and over, I finally got it.

あの映画(えいが)は何度(なんど)も見(み)たけれど、毎回(まいかい)新(あたら)しい発見(はっけん)がある。

I've seen that movie many times, but every time I discover something new.

Composed of 何度(なんど) (how many times) and the particle も (even, also), giving the sense of "as many times as..." — i.e., many times. One of the most common expressions for describing repetition in everyday Japanese.

Usage

Extremely common in both spoken and written Japanese. Can express positive persistence (何度(なんど)も挑戦(ちょうせん)した — tried many times) or exasperation (何度(なんど)も言(い)った — I've said it many times). The related expression 何度(なんど)でも means "no matter how many times" and is more emphatically unlimited.

Common collocations

何度(なんど)も繰(く)り返(かえ)す — to repeat over and over
何度(なんど)も挑戦(ちょうせん)する — to try many times
何度(なんど)も確認(かくにん)する — to check repeatedly
何度(なんど)も何度(なんど)も — again and again and again (emphatic)

Similar words

何回(なんかい)も — many times (interchangeable, slightly more casual)
繰(く)り返(かえ)し — repeatedly (more formal, often written)
度々(たびたび) — frequently, often (more formal, polite nuance)

Related Words

Compare: 繰(く)り返(かえ)し (repeatedly)

Compare: たびたび (often, frequently, repeatedly)

Compare: しきりに (frequently, repeatedly, eagerly)

Compare: 再三(さいさん) (again and again, repeatedly)

Related: 二度(にど) (twice, two times)

Compare: 幾度(いくど) (many times, time and again)

Compare: 再々(さいさい) (again and again)

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Added 2026.3.29 23:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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