奈

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部首ぶしゅ: だい(大)

Meaning

Nara / What / How / Endure

  • 奈良なら — Nara (ancient capital)
  • 奈落ならく — hell / abyss
  • 奈何いかん — how / what (classical)

奈 is often used phonetically. It became associated with place names like 奈良 (Nara), and in classical Japanese and Buddhist texts it appears in questioning expressions, often paired with 何 or 如何.

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