"なぜ" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [na̠ze̞] Forms: naze [romanization]
Etymology: /nani semu ni/ → */nanzenni/ → /nazenni/ → /nazeni/ → /naze/ Derived from Old Japanese 何せむに. Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} なぜ • (naze)
  1. (formal, literary, poetic) why ... ?, how ... ? Tags: formal, literary, poetic Synonyms: どうして (dōshite), なんで (nande), なぜに (naze ni) [literary]

Alternative forms

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      "id": "en-なぜ-ja-adv-LjYo0unO",
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      ],
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          "roman": "dōshite",
          "word": "どうして"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nande",
          "word": "なんで"
        },
        {
          "roman": "naze ni",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "なぜに"
        }
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      "ipa": "[na̠ze̞]"
    }
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        "Japanese poetic terms",
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      ],
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      "word": "どうして"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nande",
      "word": "なんで"
    },
    {
      "roman": "naze ni",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "なぜに"
    }
  ],
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Download raw JSONL data for なぜ meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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