JLPT N3 · conjunction

なぜなら (nazenara)

なぜなら is a Japanese conjunction meaning “because; the reason is”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なぜなら
Romaji: nazenara
Word class: conjunction
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

because; the reason is; if you want to know why · conjunction · usually written in kana

Example sentences

聞いて驚くなよ！今日から俺はピアノを始めるんだ。なぜなら私は音楽の先生になりたいからだ！

Brace yourselves! From today I'm learning the piano. Why? Because I want to become a music teacher!

Tatoeba #448976

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1009410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.