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なんぼ

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
何ぼ

Etymology

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Either a shift from 何ぼう (nanbō), in turn a shift from 何程 (nani hodo, “what degree, what extent”),[1][2] or a shift directly from 何程 (nani hodo, “what degree, what extent”).[3][4]

First attested in a text from 1518.[3]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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なんぼ • (nanbo) 

  1. [from 1518] (Kansai, Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) how much; how many (quantity or cost)
    Synonyms: いくら, いくつ
    そっちは何(なん)ぼ？
    Sotchi wa nanbo?
    How much is that one?
    なんぼあっても良(い)い
    nanbo atte mo ii
    however much (many) is fine
  2. [from 1686] (Kansai, Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) no matter how
  3. (Kansai, Hokkaidō, Tōhoku) how old
    Synonyms: 何歳, いくつ
    長(ちょう)女(じょ)は今(いま)何(なん)ぼ？
    Chōjo wa ima nanbo?
    How old is your oldest daughter now?

Noun

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なんぼ • (nanbo) 

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    使(つか)えてなんぼ
    tsukaete nanbo
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    なんぼのもん
    nanbo no mon
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    傷(きず)ついてなんぼだよ
    kizu tsuite nanbo dayo
    No pain, no gain.

References

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  1. ^ “なんぼ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “なんぼ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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