Word Meaning 何故

なぜ naze

何故 is read as なぜ (naze) and means why.

Meaning

English

  1. why
  2. how

Reading

Kana

なぜ

Romaji

naze

Writing Variants

  • 何ゆえ なにゆえ naniyue
  • 何故 なにゆえ naniyue

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 746 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何故か

なぜか

somehow

何故に

なぜに

why

何遍

なんべん

how many times

何を隠そう

なにをかくそう

to be frank with you

何条

なんじょう

which street

何箇

なんこ

how many pieces

事故

じこ

circumstances

交通事故

こうつうじこ

traffic accident

無事故

むじこ

without accident