乍: while

while; though (in ながら)

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Readings

サ・サク

Kun

ながら・たちまち

Appears almost only in the formal or old spelling 乍ら (ながら); in ordinary text ながら is written in kana.

乍らながらwhile; though

失礼乍らしつれいながらwith all due respect

我乍らわれながらeven if I say so myself

居乍らいながらwhile sitting where one is

併し乍らしかしながらhowever

失礼乍しつれいながら、お名前なまえをもう一度もういちどお聞きかせください。

Excuse me for asking, but could you tell me your name once more?

我乍われながら、よくこんな難むずかしい試験しけんに合格ごうかくできたものだと思おもう。

Even if I say so myself, I'm amazed I managed to pass such a difficult exam.

家いえに居乍いながらにして、世界中せかいじゅうの人ひとと話はなせる時代じだいになった。

We now live in an age when you can talk with people all over the world without leaving home.