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    3. 乍ら

    乍ら

    乍ながら​

    while

    NTRef L1Core ConceptsKanji Vocab7 strokes

    ながら

    Particle, Conjunction

    1.
    while, during, as
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    while, although, though, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding
    word usually written using kana alone

    Particle

    3.
    all, both
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"), in (e.g. "in tears")
    word usually written using kana alone

    Prefix

    5.
    while doing something else (at the same time)

    Stroke 0 / 7

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    Characters that make up this word

    乍
    -なが.ら・たちま.ち…(2)
    though・notwithstanding・while・during・both…(1)
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
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