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Kanji Detail of 那

那

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Basic Meaning

The kanji 那 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 那 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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