| Word form | naze |
| Original script | 何故 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Comments on word | Original form nani-semu-ni, which was simplified to nanzenni, nazenni, nazeni, naze |
| Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
| Gloss | nani-semu-ni what-do-ADV |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 万葉集 (after 8th century) |
| Register | General |