なぜ
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. why; how; for what reason
Why didn't I help?
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
Examples (151 in total)
Why do you ask?
Why didn't you run?
Why did you lie?
Why did you go there?
Why didn't you come?
"I have to see him." "What for?"
How come you're still working?
Why do you study?
Why are you so happy?
Why did you become a teacher?
Why do you want to leave today?
Why do we dream?
Why is the baby crying?
Why does art exist?
Why am I just standing here?
Why are you taking me in?
Why is it the mass media didn't report this?
Why didn't you place an advertisement?
Why do you want to be a nurse?
Why did it cause an online firestorm?
Why didn't you use a pay phone?
Why did you do that?
Why do we have to die?
Tell me why you're doing that.
Why didn't I consider this possibility?
They don't even know why.
How come you're always so energetic?
Why didn't you do so at that time?
Do you know why the sky is blue?
Why did he change his plans?
Why does she look so sad?
Why did you try to run away?
I wonder why he did not come to the party.
Why is a name displayed when there is no name?
Why do you want to be a doctor?
Why is the hem so short?
Why didn't you go to the office?
Why were you late this morning?
Why do I need a lawyer?
Why did you turn down his offer?
Why didn't you show up at the party last night?
Why did he fail in business?
Why do dogs chase squirrels?
Why were you absent yesterday?
Why did you choose such a subject?
Why is Tom here?
O Romeo Romeo, why are you Romeo?
Why are you speaking French to Tom?
Why did you choose that particular subject?
Why do cats' eyes shine in the dark?
It is a mystery why he quit his job.
Why did you become a furry?
Why didn't they draw up a passenger list?
I don't know why I did that.
Why did he do that?
Do you know why they stopped talking?
I wondered why people were staring at me.
He asked her why she was crying.
Why did he go out in a hurry?
Why were 14,000 soldiers lost?
Why he got angry is quite clear.
In the first place, why do the birds migrate at all?
Why did I think I had to chase her?
I figured out why the machine wouldn't work.
Why does such a big difference arise?
He asked me why I was laughing.
Why do you think animals dread fire?
I can't remember why I was there.
Why on earth did you take him to the station?
Why are you happy when someone else suffers?
I wonder why opinions are so divided.
It's obvious why your stomach hurts.
Why do you accuse my son?
Why do you want to study abroad?
Why did you turn away when you met him?
Why on earth is the belt so tight?
That's true, but, um, why all of a sudden?
Why did he ask for so much money?
Why didn't you phone before coming?
If you could move quickly, why couldn't you escape?
Why does alcohol raise the risk of cancer?
Why this is the case remains unexplained.
Why did such a topic come up in the first place?
I wonder why women live longer than men.
I can't understand why he would take such a risk.
Do you know why he put off his departure?
Why did you absent yourself from class yesterday?
It is still a mystery why she killed herself.
Why did Tom leave the door open?
Why on earth did you give him such a name?
Why did you tear the cloth instead of cutting it with scissors?
Why doesn't your dog wear a muzzle?
Why do Muslims place such importance on burial?
"Why are you studying Hungarian?" "Because it's there."
Why do you think Tom wasn't able to pass his driving test?
Why do yields increase with herbicide-resistant varieties?
Why did you say such a thing to him?
I can't figure out why he said so.
Why did you decide to buy this house?
I can't make out why he is so much troubled.
The boy told me why he was crying.
What made you decide to come here now?
Why didn't you tell us this was going to happen?
Why on earth did you do that?
Why do you need this money?
Why is this book loved by young people?
I think that why he killed his wife is a mystery.
I don't know why you don't like her.
Why did you lend money to someone like him?
He had no idea why his wife left him.
She asked him why he was crying, but he didn't answer.
I wonder why it is that the sound of waves is so pleasant to the ear.
"Why have you started learning to play the piano?" "Because I want to be a music teacher."
I asked him why he is so sad.
Science begins when you ask why and how.
Why do so many people visit Kyoto?
If it's this convenient, why don't you use it regularly?
I don't know why they're so angry at us.
Why is Mary being nice to me all of a sudden?
He wondered to himself why his wife had left him.
Why do American parents praise their children?
I can't figure out why you don't like jazz.
Why do you think Tom doesn't like Australia?
Why didn't modern technology develop in China?
So, why did this situation occur?
First, I'll try to understand why he thinks so.
We demanded that he explain to us why he was late.
"Why are you studying English so hard?" "To be an English teacher."
It is the same as the question of why we exist.
Frankly speaking, it's difficult to understand why you want to go.
Nobody knows why he turns down my help.
Can you make out why John left so suddenly?
Why did she buy this expensive dictionary?
It is still a mystery why he suddenly left the town.
People wondered why Tom gave his speech in French.
I told you that in confidence, so why did you tell Jane about it?
I have no idea why he quit his job suddenly.
Why do many people like John Lennon so much?
I don't get why he isn't here yet.
I am very anxious to know why he did such a thing.
She would not tell me why she had gone home first.
Why do you talk about him as if he were an old man?
I told you guys to go home. Why are you still here?
Why did you go out of your way to choose such a lonely place as your workplace?
Why do you have to stay in London in this heat?
Scientists have come up with many explanations for why the sky is blue.
Why aren't women allowed to enjoy the same civil rights as men?
No one knows the real reason why we love dogs.
Here, I'll confine this discussion to why many foreigners enjoy sumo.
We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man.
Why did the newly married Japanese man say something bad about his wife?