Japanese

Adverb

なぜ ‎(romaji naze)

1. 何故: why

Synonyms

• どうして ‎(dōshite)
• なんで ‎(nande)

Usage notes

This term is usually written in hiragana.

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3