なぞ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
謎

Clipping of 何ぞ (nan zo).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なぞ [nàzó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠zo̞]

Noun

なぞ • (nazo) ^{←なぞ (nazo)?}

1. mystery; puzzle

   ハリー・ポッターと謎(なぞ)のプリンス

   Harī Pottā to Nazo no Purinsu

   Harry Potter and the Mysterious Prince

   • 1997 December 16, Yōzaburō Kanari with Satō, Fumiya, “速(はや)水(み)玲(れい)香(か)誘(ゆう)拐(かい)殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)⑥ [The Hayami Reika’s Kidnapping Murder Case ⑥]”, in 金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ) [Young Kindaichi Case Files], volume 27 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:

     謎(なぞ)は　すべてとけた‼

     Nazo wa subete toketa‼

     All the pieces have been found‼

     (literally, “The puzzle has been completed‼”)

Derived terms

• 謎々(なぞなぞ) (nazonazo, “riddle”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠zo̞]

Adverb

なぞ • (nazo) ^{←なぞ (nazo)?}

1. Alternative form of なんぞ (nan zo)

   Synonym: など (nado)

   • File:Caution1923 NeverSpreadFalseRumors.jpg

     朝鮮人(てうせんじん)の狂暴(きやうぼう)や、大地震(だいぢしん)が再來(さいらい)する、囚人(しうじん)が脱監(だつかん)したなぞと言傳(いひつた)へて處罰(しよばつ)されたものは多數(たすう)あります。

     Chōsenjin no kyōbō ya, daijishin ga sairai suru, shūjin ga dakkan shita nazo to iitsutaete shobatsu sareta mono wa tasū arimasu.

     Many have said that Koreans are rampaging; or that the earthquake will return; or that prisoners have escaped; and have been disciplined.