なり
なり
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
N4Common wordParticle
Particle
or something•for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
Particle
... or ...
Particle
as soon as•right after
Particle
while still•with previous state still in effect
Example Sentences
入ってくるなり、彼は倒れた。
The instant he came in, he fell down.
犬は私を見るなり私に走り寄った。
No sooner had the dog seen me than it ran up to me.
彼の姿を見るなり私は恐怖で震えた。
Immediately I saw him, I trembled with fear.
その女の子は母親を見るなり泣き出した。
The instant the girl saw her mother, she burst out crying.
彼は一週間前に家を出たなり帰ってこない。
He hasn't come home since he left last week.