• 奈良なら — Nara (ancient capital of Japan)
• 奈落ならく — hell / abyss
• 奈辺なへん — whereabouts / where
• 奈何いかん — how / what (classical)

Originally a phonetic borrowing, 奈 has come to be associated with place names like 奈良 (Nara). It’s also seen in classical literary and Buddhist contexts as a questioning word or expression of doubt, often paired with words like 何 (what) and 如何 (how).

奈良ならは 日本にほんの古都ことです。
Nara is an ancient capital of Japan.

奈落ならくの底そこへ落おちたような気分きぶんだった。
I felt like I had fallen into the depths of hell.

🎧 The reading ナ appears in classical expressions like 奈何 (いかん) and in place names like 奈良 (なら). It is mostly used in formal, classical, or place-name contexts.