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奈
See also: 柰

奈
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Han character ​[ edit ]

奈 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大一一火 (KMMF), four-corner 40901,
composition ⿱大示)

Derived characters ​[ edit ]

倷㖠捺㮈㴎錼䱞萘𡞏𪨼𭝎𭦛𪻦𥇧𮁿𦝀𮚎𮛢𩈫𩜪𣮦𬷝𪥑𠣼𫆕𤷈𦤗𮂃𭝍
Descendants ​[ edit ]
な
ナ

References ​[ edit ]
Kangxi Dictionary: page 251 , character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5893
Dae Jaweon: page 511, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 532, character 2
Unihan data for U+5948
Unihan data for U+F90C

Chinese ​[ edit ]

Glyph origin ​[ edit ]

Characters in the same phonetic series (奈) (Zhengzhang, [show ▼]

trad. 奈
2003)
simp. # 奈
A variant of 柰.

alternative forms 柰
Etymology ​[ edit ]

“how; why”
Possibly a contraction of 若 (OC *nak) and 之 (OC *tə), as in 若之何 ‎(ruòzhīhé‎) (Pulleyblank,
1995, p. 34).
“nano-”
Borrowed from English nano-.

Pronunciation ​[ edit ]

Mandarin [more ▼]

(Pinyin): nài (nai4)

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˋ

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): noi6
(Taishan, Wiktionary): noi5

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nai

Min Dong (BUC): nâi
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tā / ta / tāi / nāi
(Teochew, Peng'im): nai6

Middle Chinese: najH, naH [more ▼]

Old Chinese [more ▼]

(Baxter–Sagart): /*nˤa[t]-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*naːls/, /*naːds/

Definitions ​[ edit ]

奈
1. how; why (used in rhetorical questions)
2. to bear; to stand; to endure
3. (Taiwan) nano- (SI unit prefix) [synonyms ▲]
Synonym: 納／纳 ‎(nà‎) (Mainland China)

See also ​[ edit ]

SI prefix

Last Next

微 ‎(wēi‎) 奈/納 皮 ‎(pí‎)

Compounds ​[ edit ]

不奈 奈米 ‎(nàimǐ‎) 無可奈何／无可奈何
不奈何 奈良 ‎(Nàiliáng‎) ‎(wúkěnàihé‎)
不奈煩／不奈烦 奈良時代／奈良时代 無奈／无奈 ‎(wúnài‎)
無奈我何／无奈我何
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References ​[ edit ]

“奈 ”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[1] , 香港中文大學

(the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese ​[ edit ]

Kanji ​[ edit ]

奈 See also:
Category:Japanese terms spelled with 奈
(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. Abbreviation of 奈良: the city of Nara

2. what
3. (obsolete) apple tree

Readings ​[ edit ]
Go-on: な ‎(na, Jōyō‎); ない ‎(nai‎)
Kan-on: だ ‎(da‎); だい ‎(dai‎)
Kun: いかん ‎(ikan, 奈‎); いかんせん ‎(ikansen, 奈‎); いかんぞ ‎(ikanzo, 奈‎); からなし
‎(karanashi, 奈‎)
Nanori: なに ‎(nani‎); なん ‎(nan‎)

Etymology 1 ​[ edit ]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms ​[ edit ]

柰
Pronunciation ​[ edit ]

IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠na̠ɕi]

Noun ​[ edit ]
からなし
奈 • (karanashi)
1. Obsolete form of 唐梨 ‎(“red apple”‎).
2. (by extension) Obsolete spelling of 林檎 ‎(“apple”‎)

Etymology 2 ​[ edit ]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms ​[ edit ]

如何

Pronunciation ​[ edit ]
IPA(key): [ikã̠ɴ]

Pronoun ​[ edit ]
いかん
奈 • (ikan)
1. Alternative form of 奈何 ‎(“what”‎)

Korean ​[ edit ]

Etymology 1 ​[ edit ]

From Middle Chinese 奈 (MC najH).

Historical readings [Expand]

Pronunciation ​[ edit ]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nɛ] ~ [ne̞]

Phonetic hangul: [내/네]

Hanja ​[ edit ]

奈 (eumhun 어찌 내 ‎(eojji nae‎)) Korean Wikisource has texts

containing the hanja:
1. Hanja form? of 내 ‎(“but; how”‎). 奈
Compounds ​[ edit ]
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Etymology 2 ​[ edit ]

From Middle Chinese 奈 (MC naH).

Pronunciation ​[ edit ]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠]

Phonetic hangul: [나]

Hanja ​[ edit ]

奈 (eumhun 어찌 나 ‎(eojji na‎))

1. Hanja form? of 나 ‎(“but; how”‎).

Compounds ​[ edit ]
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References ​[ edit ]

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja

Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Vietnamese ​[ edit ]

Han character ​[ edit ]

奈: Hán Nôm readings: nại, nhự

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove
the text {{rfdef}} .

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Japanese kanji with goon reading な Japanese kanji with goon reading ない
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Japanese kanji with kun reading いかん Japanese kanji with kun reading いかんせん
Japanese kanji with kun reading いかんぞ Japanese kanji with kun reading からなし
Japanese kanji with nanori reading なに Japanese kanji with nanori reading なん
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