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漢字Kanji · in States & Attributes

奈: Nara, what?

JLPT N18 strokesGrade 4Your ink: 白 Not met

大 carries the meaning · 示 is drawn in

8 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ナna · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 奈良ならNara (city, prefecture)
  • 奈辺なへんwhere
  • 奈落ならくNaraka; Hell; Hades

Also read ナイ, ダイ, いかん, からなし, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Origin · sourced

A shape variant of 柰.

Source: Wiktionary, 奈 (rev. 91794359), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Large + altar (示). A formal tree or structure used in ceremonies, now primarily known for its use in the sacred city name "Nara."”
From the 示 altar story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
大

Also built on large (大)

All 21
示

Also built on altar (示)

All 8

Also read ナ

3 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read ナイ

3 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read ダイ

11 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
奈 Nara · 大
vs宗 religion · 宀
奈 has 大 where 宗 has 宀.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · nài

Same form: 奈 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
奈 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
奈 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin nài most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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