"〜" meaning in Japanese

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      },
      "expansion": "〜",
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  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "punct",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "月",
              "げつ"
            ],
            [
              "金",
              "きん"
            ],
            [
              "曜",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "日",
              "び"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "月〜金曜日\ngetsu~kin'yōbi\nfrom Monday to Friday"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates the starting point of a range; from."
      ],
      "id": "en-〜-ja-punct-~BNAo2f~",
      "links": [
        [
          "starting",
          "starting"
        ],
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 47 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 59 20",
          "kind": "topical",
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            "Punctuation marks",
            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Symbols",
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            "Writing",
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            "Language",
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            "Communication",
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ペルソナ〜トリニティ・ソウル〜\nPerusona ~Toriniti Sōru~\nPersona: Trinity Soul",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates the subtitle of a book, manga, video game, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-〜-ja-punct-JcVGjdgW",
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "the fullwidth tilde",
      "word": "～"
    }
  ],
  "word": "〜"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "syllable"
      },
      "expansion": "〜",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "long vowel mark",
          "word": "ー"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "caption often found on drink vending machines\nあったか〜い\nattaka~i\nwarm!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of ー (“long vowel mark”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-〜-ja-syllable-AiWhES3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "ー",
          "ー#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard) Alternative form of ー (“long vowel mark”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "the fullwidth tilde",
      "word": "～"
    }
  ],
  "word": "〜"
}

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    "Japanese syllables",
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  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "〜",
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  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "punct",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "月",
              "げつ"
            ],
            [
              "金",
              "きん"
            ],
            [
              "曜",
              "よう"
            ],
            [
              "日",
              "び"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "月〜金曜日\ngetsu~kin'yōbi\nfrom Monday to Friday"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates the starting point of a range; from."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "starting",
          "starting"
        ],
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ペルソナ〜トリニティ・ソウル〜\nPerusona ~Toriniti Sōru~\nPersona: Trinity Soul",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates the subtitle of a book, manga, video game, etc."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "the fullwidth tilde",
      "word": "～"
    }
  ],
  "word": "〜"
}

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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese punctuation marks",
    "Japanese syllables",
    "Requests for pronunciation in Japanese entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "syllable"
      },
      "expansion": "〜",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "long vowel mark",
          "word": "ー"
        }
      ],
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        "Japanese nonstandard terms",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "caption often found on drink vending machines\nあったか〜い\nattaka~i\nwarm!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of ー (“long vowel mark”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ー",
          "ー#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nonstandard) Alternative form of ー (“long vowel mark”)"
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "the fullwidth tilde",
      "word": "～"
    }
  ],
  "word": "〜"
}