Question

In the past Japanese people didn’t eat meat because it was against Buddha’s teachings. N3 mukashi nihonjin wa niku o tabenakatta. naze ka to iu to, niku o taberu koto ga bukkyou no oshie ni hanshita kara da.

Accepted Answer

昔日本人は肉を食べなかった。なぜかというと、肉を食べることが仏教の教えに反したからだ。 because; the reason is; if you want to know why なぜなら

English	In the past Japanese people didn’t eat meat because it was against Buddha’s teachings.
Japanese	昔日本人は肉を食べなかった。なぜかというと、肉を食べることが仏教の教えに反したからだ。
Level	N3
Meaning	because; the reason is; if you want to know why
Romanized	mukashi nihonjin wa niku o tabenakatta. naze ka to iu to, niku o taberu koto ga bukkyou no oshie ni hanshita kara da.
Vocab	なぜなら

Niku O Past Japanese People Didn’t Eat Meat