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奈
On'yomi
ナ・ナイ・ダイ
NA / NAI / DAI
Kun'yomi
いかん・からなし
ikan / karanashi
Nara · what?
Details
Strokes8
Frequency#841
Radical大big(3)
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Component Breakdown
奈=
大示
big + spirit
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of big and altar. Big altar.
Symbolism
Nara, how, what. Represents Nara.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
金輪奈落
こんりんならく
utmost limits; to the finish; to the (bitter) end; utmost limits
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
いにしへの 奈良の都の 八重桜 けふ九重に にほひぬるかな
Poem #61 from Hyakunin Isshu
伊勢大輔Ise no Taifu
11th century