なお

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
尚 猶 尚お (obsolete)

/napo/ → /nafo/ → /nawo/ → /nao/

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) な​お [náꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [na̠o̞]

Adverb

なお • (nao) ^{←なほ (nafo)?}

1. furthermore, in addition
2. still, as always
3. even more

Conjunction

なお • (nao) ^{←なほ (nafo)?}

1. moreover, furthermore, in addition, note that

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
直

Adjective

なお • (nao) ^{←なほ (nafo)?†}-nari

1. common, ordinary, straight

Adverb

なお • (nao) ^{←なほ (nafo)?}

1. normally, usually

Etymology 3

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

なお • (Nao) 

1. 奈緒, 直緒, 奈央, 奈穂: a female given name
2. 南朋: a male or female given name