なぜにalso: なにゆえにじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1adverbwhy; how comeusually written using kana aloneA slightly emphatic or literary way to ask 'why' or 'how come', more formal than なぜ. Often used in rhetorical questions or poetic contexts.なぜにそんなことをしたのか、理り解かいに苦くるしむ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI can't understand why you did such a thing.なぜに人ひとは争あらそうのか。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWhy do people fight?