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nanori

nanori noun: a Japanese reading of a kanji character that is used for names of people or places, but that is otherwise a non-standard reading for that character.

Noun

nanori (plural nanori)

  1. A Japanese reading of a kanji character that is used for names of people or places, but that is otherwise a non-standard reading for that character.

Forms of nanori

pluralnanori

Origin of nanori

From Japanese 名乗り (nanori, literally “name + riding”).

Questions about nanori

What does nanori mean?
Nanori means a Japanese reading of a kanji character that is used for names of people or places, but that is otherwise a non-standard reading for that character.
What part of speech is nanori?
Nanori is a noun.
What is the plural of nanori?
The plural of nanori is nanori.

Words near nanori in the dictionary

  1. nanoresonator
  2. nanoresonators
  3. nanorespirometer
  4. nanorespirometers
  5. nanorheology
  6. nanori
  7. nanoribbon
  8. nanoribbons
  9. nanoridge
  10. nanoridges
  11. nanoring

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