Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 那

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the meaning of "that" or "what". It often refers to something distant or unspecified, similar to "there" or "that place". It can also be used as a phonetic component.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): na (ナ) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None

Usage Examples

⚫︎那么 (nà me) Translation: Then; in that case; like that; so ⚫︎那儿 (nàr) Translation: There ⚫︎那些 (nà xiē) Translation: Those

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Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The phonetic component is 内 (nai), meaning "inside", and the semantic component is 邑 (mura) or 阝(ko-mura), referring to "a place" or "a village". The character originally represented a place name, and the "那" part provides the sound element. Over time, it developed its broader meaning of "that" or "what".

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