"※" meaning in Japanese

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Punctuation

Etymology: Likely derived from the 米 (“rice, uncooked rice”) character. Used on signage for rice sellers. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|米||rice, uncooked rice}} 米 (“rice, uncooked rice”) Head templates: {{head|ja|punctuation mark}} ※
  1. similar in function to an asterisk or bullet point Wikipedia link: Reference mark, ja:※, ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Categories (topical): Japanese punctuation marks Related terms: *
    Sense id: en-※-ja-punct-~qtvNAsx Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ※ meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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        "1": "ja",
        "2": "米",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rice, uncooked rice"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely derived from the 米 (“rice, uncooked rice”) character. Used on signage for rice sellers.",
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        "1": "ja",
        "2": "punctuation mark"
      },
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    }
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        },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Japanese punctuation marks",
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            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Symbols",
            "Orthography",
            "Writing",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "similar in function to an asterisk or bullet point"
      ],
      "id": "en-※-ja-punct-~qtvNAsx",
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          "asterisk",
          "asterisk#English"
        ],
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          "bullet point#English"
        ]
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        }
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        "ja:大辞林",
        "ja:松村明"
      ]
    }
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}
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "ja",
        "2": "punctuation mark"
      },
      "expansion": "※",
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    }
  ],
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    }
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        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese punctuation marks"
      ],
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        "similar in function to an asterisk or bullet point"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "asterisk",
          "asterisk#English"
        ],
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        ]
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        "ja:※",
        "ja:大辞林",
        "ja:松村明"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "※"
}

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