Translation of “why” in Japanese

5 translation entries available
English why
Type adverb
Japanese なぜ
Hiragana なぜ
Pronunciation naze
Example
Why do you think so?
なぜそう思うのですか?
English why
Type adverb
Japanese どうして
Hiragana どうして
Pronunciation doushite
Example
Why are you busy today?
どうしてあなたは今日忙しいのですか?
English why
Type question word
Japanese なんで
Hiragana なんで
Pronunciation nande
Example
Why didn’t call me yesterday?
なんで昨日電話しなかったの?
English why
Type question word
Japanese どうして
Hiragana どうして
Pronunciation doushite
Example
Why were you late this morning?
今朝はどうして遅刻しましたか?
English why
Type question word
Japanese なぜ
Hiragana なぜ
Pronunciation naze
Example
I wonder why he quit the company.
彼はなぜ会社を辞めたのかが気になる。
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