〜なり
N1nari
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。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。
- 彼は受話器を取るなり、大声で怒鳴り始めた。As soon as he picked up the phone, he started shouting.他一拿起听筒,就开始大声吼叫。
- 父は一口食べるなり、「懐かしい味だ」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"
}
}