なぜ

naze

adverb

Also written 何故

Chinese meanings

为什么

Examples

Furigana

あなたはなぜ働はたらいているの。
How come you're still working?
你为什么工作？
Tatoeba #232436
なぜそんなにうれしがっているのか。
Why are you so happy?
你为什么那么高兴？
Tatoeba #199245

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ef9536b1ee'); // なぜ

{
  "id": "ef9536b1ee",
  "word": "なぜ",
  "reading": "なぜ",
  "romaji": "naze",
  "meanings": [
    "why"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1577120,
  "other_forms": [
    "何故"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あなたはなぜ働いているの。",
      "furigana": "あなたはなぜ{働|はたら}いているの。",
      "en": "How come you're still working?",
      "tatoeba_id": 232436
    },
    {
      "ja": "なぜそんなにうれしがっているのか。",
      "en": "Why are you so happy?",
      "tatoeba_id": 199245
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "2e9cef042129f7bade4c1285e07ec7c4b51c46d2e85ace2f06ae86a307a4d107",
    "meanings": [
      "为什么"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あなたはなぜ働いているの。",
        "zh": "你为什么工作？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "なぜそんなにうれしがっているのか。",
        "zh": "你为什么那么高兴？"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/ef9536b1ee",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "8f4e920886a2fd1926d8f6ad1a05da39254c5ede7c683ebc96f3f4933e0ea1c6"
  }
}