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乃
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only then

HSK 7 N1
Communication →Language
nǎi
ナイ、ダイ、ノ、アイ
の、すなわ.ち、なんじ
내
Possibly depicts a woman standing sideways with her breasts protruding. Based on the original meaning "breast", now written as 奶. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
乃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
乃 [nǎi]
to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
Japanese
の 同音

particle

  1. usually kana indicates possessive (orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. usually kana nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. usually kana substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. usually kana indicates a confident conclusion (at sentence-end; falling tone)
  5. usually kanafemale term indicates emotional emphasis (at sentence-end)
  6. usually kana indicates question (at sentence-end; rising tone)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (5)
私のウェブページに来て私のことをもっと知ってください。
Visit my webpage and find out more about me.
時が経つのにつれて、フットボールの試合をより安全な競技にするために規則が付け加えられていったのです。
As time went on, rules were added to the game to make it safer.
１００人近くの人がいたが、ほとんど会ったことのない人たちだった。
There were almost 100 people, few of whom I had seen before.
うちの父ったら、夜私を一人で外へ出してくれないの。
My father doesn't let me go out alone at night.
Japanese Names
乃 いまし
Imashi given name
乃 うすい
Usui unclassified name
乃 おさむ
Osamu given name
乃 だい
Dai unclassified name
乃 ない
Nai female given name
乃 のり
Nori female given name
CHINESE WORDS (25)
木乃伊 [mù​nǎi​yī] #7,012
mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
乃至 [nǎi​zhì] #26,370
and even
乃是 [nǎi​shì] #16,557
equivalent to either 是[shì] or 就是[jiù​shì]
康乃馨 [kāng​nǎi​xīn] #21,430
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)
乃尔 [nǎi​'ěr] #56,588
thus
乃尔 [nǎi​'ěr] #56,588
thus
乃东 [Nǎi​dōng] #58,991
Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān​nán​dì​qū], Tibet
乃东 [Nǎi​dōng] #58,991
Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān​nán​dì​qū], Tibet
乃东县 [Nǎi​dōng​xiàn] #62,784
Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān​nán​dì​qū], Tibet
乃东县 [Nǎi​dōng​xiàn] #62,784
Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shān​nán​dì​qū], Tibet
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 此れ [これ] #8,569
this
⭐ 即ち [すなわち] #9,311
that is (to say)
⭐ 乃至 [ないし] #29,361
from ... to
乃公 [だいこう] #86,928
I
ミイラ取りがミイラになる [ミイラとりがミイラになる] #88,022
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself
乃父 [だいふ] #285,925
father
乃公出でずんば [だいこういでずんば] #289,342
what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
⭐ 木乃伊 [ミイラ]
mummy
千乃正法 [ちのしょうほう]
Chino Shōhō (religious group founded by Chino Yūko)
戦えばすなわち勝つ [たたかえばすなわちかつ]
to win every battle (that is fought)