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〜なり

N1
nari

as soon as; the moment

Formation

Verb-dict + なり

Chinese meanings

一……就……

Chinese formation

动词辞书形+なり

Chinese usage

前一动作一结束,马上发生后一动作。

Chinese notes

两动作通常同主语,后项常出乎意料。

Examples

  • 娘むすめは学がっ校こうから帰かえってくるなり、自じ分ぶんの部屋へやに閉とじこもってしまった。
    The moment my daughter got home from school, she shut herself up in her room.
    女儿一从学校回来,就把自己关进了房间。
  • 彼かれは受じゅ話わ器きを取とるなり、大おお声ごえで怒ど鳴なり始はじめた。
    As soon as he picked up the phone, he started shouting.
    他一拿起听筒,就开始大声吼叫。
  • 父ちちは一ひと口くち食たべるなり、「懐なつかしい味あじだ」とつぶやいた。
    My father took one bite and immediately murmured, 'This tastes like the old days.'
    父亲刚吃一口,便低声说:“是令人怀念的味道。”

Notes

Both actions are by the same (usually third-person) subject, and the second is often unexpected. Not for the speaker's own actions or future plans. Differs from 〜なり〜なり and 〜なりに.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nari');
{
  "id": "nari",
  "pattern": "〜なり",
  "romaji": "nari",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "as soon as; the moment",
  "formation": "Verb-dict + なり",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "娘は学校から帰ってくるなり、自分の部屋に閉じこもってしまった。",
      "furigana": "{娘|むすめ}は{学校|がっこう}から{帰|かえ}ってくるなり、{自分|じぶん}の{部屋|へや}に{閉|と}じこもってしまった。",
      "en": "The moment my daughter got home from school, she shut herself up in her room."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は受話器を取るなり、大声で怒鳴り始めた。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{受話器|じゅわき}を{取|と}るなり、{大声|おおごえ}で{怒鳴|どな}り{始|はじ}めた。",
      "en": "As soon as he picked up the phone, he started shouting."
    },
    {
      "ja": "父は一口食べるなり、「懐かしい味だ」とつぶやいた。",
      "furigana": "{父|ちち}は{一口|ひとくち}{食|た}べるなり、「{懐|なつ}かしい{味|あじ}だ」とつぶやいた。",
      "en": "My father took one bite and immediately murmured, 'This tastes like the old days.'"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "time",
    "sequence"
  ],
  "notes": "Both actions are by the same (usually third-person) subject, and the second is often unexpected. Not for the speaker's own actions or future plans. Differs from 〜なり〜なり and 〜なりに.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "22f7b58445f7218a789114e057ee208bedf2f581556d711ae9616f9eb101d0e2",
    "meanings": [
      "一……就……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词辞书形+なり",
    "explanation": "前一动作一结束,马上发生后一动作。",
    "notes": "两动作通常同主语,后项常出乎意料。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "娘は学校から帰ってくるなり、自分の部屋に閉じこもってしまった。",
        "zh": "女儿一从学校回来,就把自己关进了房间。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は受話器を取るなり、大声で怒鳴り始めた。",
        "zh": "他一拿起听筒,就开始大声吼叫。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "父は一口食べるなり、「懐かしい味だ」とつぶやいた。",
        "zh": "父亲刚吃一口,便低声说:“是令人怀念的味道。”"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#nari",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ca89a148888bc332512c67776e169bb346fe874fc884061ba4ab366389803f7b"
  }
}