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謎なぞ

N3
なぞ nazo
  1. riddle
  2. puzzle
  3. enigma
noun

Chinese meanings

谜;谜团

Examples

  • 彼かれがなぜ仕し事ごとをやめたのかは謎なぞだ。
    It is a mystery why he quit his job.
    他为什么辞职是个谜。
  • このなぞの答えを考えつきますか。
    Can you guess this riddle?
    你能想到这个谜语的答案吗?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('10b368ca88'); // 謎
{
  "id": "10b368ca88",
  "word": "謎",
  "reading": "なぞ",
  "romaji": "nazo",
  "meanings": [
    "riddle",
    "puzzle",
    "enigma"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1459690,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼がなぜ仕事をやめたのかは謎だ。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}がなぜ{仕事|しごと}をやめたのかは{謎|なぞ}だ。",
      "en": "It is a mystery why he quit his job.",
      "tatoeba_id": 120756
    },
    {
      "ja": "このなぞの答えを考えつきますか。",
      "en": "Can you guess this riddle?",
      "tatoeba_id": 223417
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "c3eebe01a4c1eec9c0e0df6d8c7dc9f225f1d3f6e1a4bea8fb1938bbb27733a5",
    "meanings": [
      "谜",
      "谜团"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼がなぜ仕事をやめたのかは謎だ。",
        "zh": "他为什么辞职是个谜。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "このなぞの答えを考えつきますか。",
        "zh": "你能想到这个谜语的答案吗?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/10b368ca88",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1459690; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "7f804668cccb9b83b49aed623a2b649bf2e92a89c8bb04993a000f2e9080771f"
  }
}