なぜ（なぜ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: why
Example sentences
- なぜ昨日、学校を休んだのですか。 — Why were you absent from school yesterday?
- 彼がなぜ怒っているのか分からない。 — I don't know why he's angry.
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