奈
ナ sound
Kanji 2085
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A hiragana was created from 奈. This kanji helps people talk about hellish situations, but that’s not why a book about Kanagawa is subtitled “Towns That Suck, Towns That People Hate.” The Jetsons apparently influenced 8th-century Nara architecture. There have been at least 17 kanji renderings of the name なら. Find out about all these topics and much more in this image-rich essay.
Revision History:
Nov. 3, 2023: p. 14: Changed the yomi of 何 from なん to なに.
May 22, 2023: p. 8: Slightly corrected what I’d said about the evolution of the names of the Osaka area.
Feb. 23, 2022:
- p. 2, Etymology Box: Added a Henshall etymology.
- p. 15: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Nov. 20, 2018: p. 3: Significantly revised the photo caption about the well.
Nov. 16, 2018: Originally published.
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