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なんで

日本語

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なんで

adverb 何で

  1. informal なぜ。どうして。
  2. 相手を訝る意を表す。
  3. 反語 否定の意を表す。 「何と有仰います。お見舞に出ますのが、何で私わたくしの不為（ふため）になるのでございませう」「それにお心着（こころづき）が無い？」

In English

  • why (interrogative) for what reason

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"なんで." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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なんで. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7

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"なんで." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {なんで},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}