なぜなぜCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 500じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1adverbwhy; how; for what reasonusually written using kana aloneStandard question word asking for a reason or cause. Can be used in both formal and informal contexts.なぜ遅おくれたのですか。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWhy were you late?なぜそう思おもうの？Break this sentence down in the analyzerWhy do you think so?See all 153 example sentences ›Usage patternsなぜ〈事こと〉のかwhy (something happened/is the case)なぜ彼かれが来こなかったのか分わからない。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI don't know why he didn't come.なぜだろうI wonder why電でん車しゃが止とまっている。なぜだろう。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe train has stopped. I wonder why.なぜ〈事こと〉のですかpolite way to ask whyなぜ会かい議ぎに遅おくれたのですか。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWhy were you late for the meeting?
