Word · 単語
なり
Reading なり
or something
- 1 or something, for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
- 2 ... or ... — usu. in the form ...なり...なり
- 3 as soon as, right after — after dictionary form verb
- 4 while still, with previous state still in effect — after past tense verb
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Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
入ってくるなり、彼は倒れた。
The instant he came in, he fell down.
sense 2 · ... or ...
彼は一週間前に家を出たなり帰ってこない。
He hasn't come home since he left last week.
sense 4 · while still
たいていの人は、人間をただその人の成功なり、あるいは幸運によってのみ判断する。
Most people judge men only by their success or their good fortune.
sense 1 · or something
しかし城にたどりつくなり、近衛兵を率いた人によって、わたしはこの牢獄に勾引されてしまった。
However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.
sense 3 · as soon as
犬は私を見るなり私に走り寄った。
No sooner had the dog seen me than it ran up to me.
sense 2 · ... or ...