Word Meaning 何故

なにゆえ naniyue

何故 is read as なにゆえ (naniyue) and means why.

Meaning

English

  1. why
  2. how

Reading

Kana

なにゆえ

Romaji

naniyue

Writing Variants

  • 何ゆえ 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 6357 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

何の変哲もない

なんのへんてつもない

completely ordinary

事故

じこ

circumstances

交通事故

こうつうじこ

traffic accident

Example Sentences

10

Why do you think so?

Why did you open the box?

Why didn't you come?

Why is the sky blue?

Why are you blaming me for what happened?

Why do you want to buy this book?

Why didn't you tell her?

No one knew why.

No one can tell the reason.

Why are you busy today?