何故

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Adverb [edit]

何故 (hiragana なぜ, romaji naze)
何故 (hiragana なにゆえ, romaji naniyue)

  1. why ... ?, how ... ?

Usage notes [edit]

  • 何故 is usually written in hiragana.

See also [edit]


Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Adverb [edit]

何故 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin hégù)

  1. (literary) for what reason; why

References [edit]

  • "何故" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-01-19.