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何を意味するのか

what it means

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what it means Used to ask or refer to the meaning of something. The のか ending turns the question into an embedded question or gives it a contemplative tone; this phrasing is somewhat formal.
JA: この記号が何を意味するのか分かりません。
EN: I don't know what this symbol means.

彼の沈黙は何を意味するのか。

What does his silence mean?

彼女の発言が何を意味するのかは不明だ

It's unclear what her remarks mean.

— 善き人のためのソナタ (2006)

それが何を意味するのか知りたくないの？

Don't you want to know what that means?

私はこの言葉が何を意味するのか知りません。

I don't know what this word means.