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Japanese
Etymology 1
/napo/ → /nafo/ → /nawo/ → /nao/
From Old Japanese.
Pronunciation
Adverb
なお • (nao) ←なほ (nafo)?
- furthermore, in addition
- still, as always
- even more
Conjunction
なお • (nao) ←なほ (nafo)?
- moreover, furthermore, in addition, note that
Etymology 2
Adjective
なお • (nao) ←なほ (nafo)?†-nari
- common, ordinary, straight
Adverb
なお • (nao) ←なほ (nafo)?
- normally, usually
Etymology 3
Various nanori readings.
Proper noun
なお • (Nao)
- 奈緒, 直緒, 奈央, 奈穂: a female given name
- 南朋: a male or female given name
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