"とは" meaning in All languages combined

See とは on Wiktionary

Particle [Japanese]

Forms: to wa [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle|と は}} とは • (to wa)
  1. indicates that a word or a phrase is to be defined or explained
    Sense id: en-とは-ja-particle-72uVnNMl
  2. (more emphatic) Synonym of と (to, “with”) Synonyms: [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-とは-ja-particle---ox7zIV
  3. Short for とは思わなかった (to wa omowanakatta, “did not think that ...”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: とは思わなかった (extra: (to wa omowanakatta, “did not think that ...”).)
    Sense id: en-とは-ja-particle-WsI6vrf6 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 35 9 56 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 37 8 56 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 35 4 62 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 9 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 3 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 2 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 就いて (tsuite) (ruby: ()) (english: regarding, concerning)

Alternative forms

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      "form": "to wa",
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "regarding, concerning",
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          "就",
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        ]
      ],
      "word": "就いて"
    }
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        {
          "english": "I learnt what [the meaning of] a prime number was.",
          "roman": "Sosū to wa nani ka o mananda.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "素",
              "そ"
            ],
            [
              "数",
              "すう"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "まな"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "素数とは何かを学んだ。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "What is [the meaning of] \"nuclear power\"?",
          "roman": "“Genshiryoku” to wa?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "原",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "子",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「原子力」とは?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "I have nothing to do with them anymore.",
          "roman": "Aitsu to wa mō kankei nai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "関",
              "かん"
            ],
            [
              "係",
              "けい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あいつとはもう関係ない。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a self who is different from the [self of the] past",
          "roman": "kako to wa chigau jibun",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "過",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "去",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "違",
              "ちが"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "分",
              "ぶん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "過去とは違う自分",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Synonym of と (to, “with”)"
      ],
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        [
          "と",
          "と#Japanese"
        ],
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          "with",
          "with"
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        "(more emphatic) Synonym of と (to, “with”)"
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          "_dis": "37 3 59",
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          "roman": "Masaka jisatsu suru to wa……",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "さつ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "まさか自殺するとは……",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "links": [
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          "思わな",
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        ]
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    }
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  "word": "とは"
}
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    "Pages with entries"
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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          "就",
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    }
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          "english": "I learnt what [the meaning of] a prime number was.",
          "roman": "Sosū to wa nani ka o mananda.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "素",
              "そ"
            ],
            [
              "数",
              "すう"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "まな"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "素数とは何かを学んだ。",
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        },
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          "roman": "“Genshiryoku” to wa?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "原",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "子",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "「原子力」とは?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "indicates that a word or a phrase is to be defined or explained"
      ],
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          "word",
          "word#English"
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          "phrase",
          "phrase#English"
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      ],
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          "ruby": [
            [
              "関",
              "かん"
            ],
            [
              "係",
              "けい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あいつとはもう関係ない。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a self who is different from the [self of the] past",
          "roman": "kako to wa chigau jibun",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "過",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "去",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "違",
              "ちが"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "分",
              "ぶん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "過去とは違う自分",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of と (to, “with”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "と",
          "と#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "with",
          "with"
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        "(more emphatic) Synonym of と (to, “with”)"
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          "extra": "to, “with”",
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          "extra": "(to wa omowanakatta, “did not think that ...”).",
          "word": "とは思わなかった"
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          "english": "I never would have thought that he/she would kill himself/herself...",
          "roman": "Masaka jisatsu suru to wa……",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "殺",
              "さつ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "まさか自殺するとは……",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Short for とは思わなかった (to wa omowanakatta, “did not think that ...”)."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "思わな",
          "思う#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of"
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  "word": "とは"
}

Download raw JSONL data for とは meaning in All languages combined (2.7kB)

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