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なー【庭】

naa

Pronunciation: [naː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Garden; front garden; front yard

Etymology

Attested in the Konkoukenshuu (混効験集, 1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", under the spelling みや miya (#2 p. 23). Cognate to standard Japanese にわ【庭】 niwa "garden".

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Kanaなー
Romanizationnaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[naː]

意味:にわ【庭】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2015, February 14). なー【庭】 : naa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3709/naa/.