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乍ら

Reading

Kana: ながら
Romaji: nagara
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Definitions

prt
1

while; during; as

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding

See also: 我ながら
3

all; both

See also: 二つながら
4

as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

Kanji

乍
Readings: サ、 サク、 -なが.ら、 たちま.ち
Meanings: though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は走(はし)りながら来(き)た。
➥He came running.
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歩(ある)きながら話(はな)しましょう。
➥Let's talk as we go along.
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彼女(かのじょ)は歩(ある)きながら歌(うた)った。
➥She sang as she walked.
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歩(ある)きながら本(ほん)を読(よ)んだ。
➥I read a book as I walked.
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彼女(かのじょ)は歩(ある)きながら話(はな)した。
➥She walked and talked.
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それは遺憾(いかん)ながら本当(ほんとう)だ。
➥That, while regrettable, is true.
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