EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 26
  1. Adverb (fukushi)

    why; how; for what reason

    Usually written using kana alone

    あなたはなぜ働いているの。
    How come you're still working?
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

what

Kun
なになんなに-なん-
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
340 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

あが

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-5, 3-4-3SKIP code
2a5.21The Kanji Dictionary
2122.0Four corner code
2149deroo
4f55Unicode hex code
1-18-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
409Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169New Nelson (John Haig)
65New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
73Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1012Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1087Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
513Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
254Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
511Morohashi
80A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
390Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
51sakade
15Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
86henshall3
137Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
43crowley
80Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
73Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1021Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2, he4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

Kun
ゆえふる.いもと
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
612 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
4i5.2The Kanji Dictionary
4864.0Four corner code
1566deroo
6545Unicode hex code
1-24-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2044Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2334New Nelson (John Haig)
1141New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1466Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
778Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
333Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
355Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
455A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
880Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
707Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13161Morohashi
668A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
173Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
778sakade
587Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
694henshall3
697Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
722Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
936Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
339Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu4Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level