"唯" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ゆい)), yui [romanization]
Etymology: /juwi/ → /jui/ From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC ywij). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=ゆい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|唯|id=1}} 唯 (MC ywij) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|ゆい}} 唯(ゆい) • (yui)
  1. only, solely Derived forms: 唯一 (yuīchi) (ruby: (ゆい), (いち)), 唯一 (yuītsu) (ruby: (ゆい), (いつ)), 唯我論 (yuigaron) (ruby: (ゆい), (), (ろん)), 唯我独尊 (yuigadokuson) (ruby: (ゆい), (), (どく), (そん)), 唯識 (yuishiki) (ruby: (ゆい), (しき)), 唯心 (yuishin) (ruby: 唯心(ゆいしん)), 唯美 (yuibi) (ruby: (ゆい), ()), 唯物 (yuibutsu) (ruby: 唯物(ゆいぶつ))
    Sense id: en-唯-ja-affix-KW~lwZO~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Affix

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), i [romanization], wi [romanization], [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /wi/ → /i/ From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC ywijX). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=い}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|唯|id=2}} 唯 (MC ywijX) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|い|hhira=ゐ}} 唯(い) • (i) ^(←ゐ (wi)?)
  1. polite particle used to respond to elders: yes Derived forms: 諾唯 (dakui) (ruby: (だく), ()), For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see the following entry: たんだ, For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see the following entry: ない
    Sense id: en-唯-ja-affix-~MgEzLv8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Character

Forms: “Jōyō” kanji [common]
  1. Tags: kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-唯-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Common kanji, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations

Interjection

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), i [romanization], wi [romanization], [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /wi/ → /i/ From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC ywijX). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=い}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|唯|id=2}} 唯 (MC ywijX) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|い|hhira=ゐ}} 唯(い) • (i) ^(←ゐ (wi)?)
  1. polite particle used to respond to elders: yes Synonyms: はい Derived forms (唯唯, 唯々 (ii)): 唯唯諾諾, 唯々諾々 (iidakudaku)
    Sense id: en-唯-ja-intj-~MgEzLv8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ゆい)), Yui [romanization]
Etymology: /juwi/ → /jui/ From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC ywij). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=ゆい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|唯|id=1}} 唯 (MC ywij) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ゆい}} 唯(ゆい) • (Yui)
  1. a female given name Categories (topical): Japanese female given names, Japanese given names
    Sense id: en-唯-ja-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 2 12 0 12 59 15 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 22 6 0 6 49 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 6 0 6 47 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 6 0 6 47 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 20 11 0 11 46 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 23 0 54 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 6 0 6 46 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 24 53 23
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-唯-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for 唯 meaning in Japanese (7.5kB)

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              "美",
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          "sense": "唯唯, 唯々 (ii)",
          "word": "唯唯諾諾"
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          "roman": "iidakudaku",
          "sense": "唯唯, 唯々 (ii)",
          "word": "唯々諾々"
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          "word": "はい"
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          "唯",
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          "一",
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        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "yuītsu",
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        [
          "唯",
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        [
          "一",
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        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "yuigaron",
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        [
          "唯",
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        [
          "我",
          "が"
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        [
          "論",
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        ]
      ],
      "word": "唯我論"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuigadokuson",
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        [
          "唯",
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        [
          "我",
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        [
          "独",
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        [
          "尊",
          "そん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "唯我独尊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuishiki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "唯",
          "ゆい"
        ],
        [
          "識",
          "しき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "唯識"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yuishin",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "唯心",
          "ゆいしん"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "yuibi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "唯",
          "ゆい"
        ],
        [
          "美",
          "び"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "yuibutsu",
      "ruby": [
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (bb24e0f and c7ea76d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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