なお

なお

Japanese

Etymology 1

Hiragana	modern	なお
	historical	なほ
Kanji	尚 猶

/napo/ → /nafo/ → /nawo/ → /nao/

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) な​お [náꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠o̞]

Adverb

なお (rōmaji nao, historical hiragana なほ)

1. furthermore, in addition
2. still, as always
3. even more

Conjunction

なお (rōmaji nao, historical hiragana なほ)

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Etymology 2

Hiragana	modern	なお
	historical	なほ
Kanji	直

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Adjectival noun

なお (-nari inflection, rōmaji nao)

1. common, ordinary, straight

Adverb

なお (rōmaji nao)

1. normally, usually

Etymology 3

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

なお (rōmaji Nao)

1. 奈緒, 直緒, 奈央, 奈穂: a female given name
2. 南朋: a male or female given name

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN