Keyword
to be (archaic)
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2236
Readings
なり
(99%)
Mnemonic

The classical Japanese copula “to be”, equivalent to the modern Japanese である or .

Used in kanji (10 in total)
ground
other
carry out
pond
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
considerably; fairly; quite
chunky mochi made with half-polished rice, stuffed with red bean paste
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Examples (1 in total)
Shinya married a pretty girl.