JLPT N3 · Linking words

なぜなら

because

Stroke order of なぜなら

4 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

な · 4 strokes ぜ · 5 strokes な · 4 strokes ら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

NAZE NARA — 'naz-ay narra' why? because...

Parts: Conjunction; reason, ends with から.

The characters in なぜなら

なな — na (4 strokes)
ぜぜ — ze (5 strokes)
なな — na (4 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

行けません。なぜなら忙しいからです。

いけません。なぜならいそがしいからです。

I can't go, because I'm busy.

More words: Linking words

したがってtherefore ただしhowever; provided that しかもmoreover もしくはor; otherwise すなわちnamely それなのにand yet それでもeven so とはいえnevertheless

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