Nara

American  

[nah-rah] / nɑˈrɑ /

noun

1. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.

2. a period of Japanese history, a.d. 710–784, characterized by the adoption of Chinese culture and forms of government.

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Nara British  

/ ˈnɑːrə /

noun

1. a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: the first permanent capital of Japan (710–784). Pop: 364 411 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

A wave of art based on anime characters and manga motifs swelled in the wake of Murakami’s success, along with that of Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara — but that trend only served to unmoor Murakami from his roots.

From Los Angeles Times

"The AI revolution is here, no second thoughts about it," said Nara Lokesh, information technology minister for Andhra Pradesh state, which is positioning the city of Visakhapatnam as a cornerstone of India's AI push.

From Barron's

Takaichi grew up in the Japanese prefecture of Nara, a mountainous region and home to an ancient capital where sacred deer roam parks and temples.

From The Wall Street Journal

The state's Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh last week said on X that children were "slipping into relentless usage" of social media, affecting their attention spans and education.

From BBC

Nara Park, famous for its free-roaming wild deer, installed trash cans last year for the first time in four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal