"軟派" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [nã̠mpa̠] Forms: 軟派 [canonical] (ruby: (なん), ()), nanpa [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”). Literally, “the soft school”. The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|軟|なん|派|は|t1=soft; gentle|t2=faction, school}} 軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”), {{m-g|the soft school}} “the soft school”, {{lit|the soft school}} Literally, “the soft school”, {{rendaku2|ha|pa|sort=なんは}} The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|なんぱ}} 軟(なん)派(ぱ) • (nanpa)
  1. a person lacking firm convictions; one who is willing to compromise; the moderates, the dovish faction
    Sense id: en-軟派-ja-noun-8cpmsJ8K Categories (other): Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 24 15 29 15 17
  2. (journalism) journalist who writes articles on culture, entertainment, and social relations Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-軟派-ja-noun-YGsXMa00 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 24 15 29 15 17 Topics: journalism, media
  3. (sometimes derogatory) attitude of enjoying or individual that enjoys dating women or paying attention to fashion Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): Ideologies
    Sense id: en-軟派-ja-noun-ps-u6nyJ Disambiguation of Ideologies: 20 13 31 12 24 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 32 14 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 22 21 32 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 22 21 32 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 24 15 29 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 16 42 11 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 16 38 13 9
  4. ナンパ: street flirting of women by men for romantic or sexual purposes; pickup
    Sense id: en-軟派-ja-noun-KcVLXPPu Categories (other): Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 24 15 29 15 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 逆ナン (gyakunan) (ruby: (ぎゃく))

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [nã̠mpa̠]
Etymology: Compound of 軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”). Literally, “the soft school”. The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|軟|なん|派|は|t1=soft; gentle|t2=faction, school}} 軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”), {{m-g|the soft school}} “the soft school”, {{lit|the soft school}} Literally, “the soft school”, {{rendaku2|ha|pa|sort=なんは}} The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Forms: 軟派する [canonical] (ruby: (なん), ()), nanpa suru [romanization], 軟派し [stem] (ruby: (なん), ()), 軟派した [past] (ruby: (なん), ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 軟派し [error-unrecognized-form], なんぱし [error-unrecognized-form], nanpa shi [error-unrecognized-form], 軟派する [error-unrecognized-form], なんぱする [error-unrecognized-form], nanpa suru [error-unrecognized-form], 軟派すれ [error-unrecognized-form], なんぱすれ [error-unrecognized-form], nanpa sure [error-unrecognized-form], 軟派せよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 軟派しろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], なんぱせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], なんぱしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], nanpa seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], nanpa shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 軟派される [passive], なんぱされる [passive], nanpa sareru [passive], 軟派させる [causative], 軟派さす [causative], なんぱさせる [causative], なんぱさす [causative], nanpa saseru [causative], nanpa sasu [causative], 軟派できる [potential], なんぱできる [potential], nanpa dekiru [potential], 軟派しよう [volitional], なんぱしよう [volitional], nanpa shiyō [volitional], 軟派しない [negative], なんぱしない [negative], nanpa shinai [negative], 軟派せず [continuative, negative], なんぱせず [continuative, negative], nanpa sezu [continuative, negative], 軟派します [formal], なんぱします [formal], nanpa shimasu [formal], 軟派した [perfective], なんぱした [perfective], nanpa shita [perfective], 軟派して [conjunctive], なんぱして [conjunctive], nanpa shite [conjunctive], 軟派すれば [conditional, hypothetical], なんぱすれば [conditional, hypothetical], nanpa sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to pick up, hit on, flirt
    Sense id: en-軟派-ja-verb-~ft-GqhY Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with rendaku, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 20 13 17 18 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 24 15 29 15 17 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 25 9 17 14 34
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kōha",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "硬",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "派",
          "は"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "senses 1 to 3",
      "word": "硬派"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "gyakunan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "逆",
          "ぎゃく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "逆ナン"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "軟",
        "2": "なん",
        "3": "派",
        "4": "は",
        "t1": "soft; gentle",
        "t2": "faction, school"
      },
      "expansion": "軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”)",
      "name": "ja-com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "the soft school"
      },
      "expansion": "“the soft school”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "the soft school"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “the soft school”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "pa",
        "sort": "なんは"
      },
      "expansion": "The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
      "name": "rendaku2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”). Literally, “the soft school”. The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "軟派",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "軟",
          "なん"
        ],
        [
          "派",
          "ぱ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "なんぱ"
      },
      "expansion": "軟(なん)派(ぱ) • (nanpa)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 15 29 15 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with rendaku",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "legislator with a soft approach",
          "roman": "nanpa no gīn",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "軟",
              "なん"
            ],
            [
              "派",
              "ぱ"
            ],
            [
              "議",
              "ぎ"
            ],
            [
              "員",
              "いん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "軟派の議員"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a person lacking firm convictions; one who is willing to compromise; the moderates, the dovish faction"
      ],
      "id": "en-軟派-ja-noun-8cpmsJ8K",
      "links": [
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "conviction",
          "conviction"
        ],
        [
          "compromise",
          "compromise"
        ],
        [
          "moderate",
          "moderate"
        ],
        [
          "dovish",
          "dovish"
        ],
        [
          "faction",
          "faction"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Mass media",
          "orig": "ja:Mass media",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Media",
            "Society",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 15 29 15 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with rendaku",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "journalist who writes articles on culture, entertainment, and social relations"
      ],
      "id": "en-軟派-ja-noun-YGsXMa00",
      "links": [
        [
          "journalism",
          "journalism"
        ],
        [
          "journalist",
          "journalist"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article"
        ],
        [
          "culture",
          "culture"
        ],
        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
        ],
        [
          "social",
          "social"
        ],
        [
          "relation",
          "relation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(journalism) journalist who writes articles on culture, entertainment, and social relations"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "journalism",
        "media"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 17 32 14 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 21 32 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 21 32 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 15 29 15 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with rendaku",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 16 42 11 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 16 38 13 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 13 31 12 24",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Ideologies",
          "orig": "ja:Ideologies",
          "parents": [
            "Politics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "attitude of enjoying or individual that enjoys dating women or paying attention to fashion"
      ],
      "id": "en-軟派-ja-noun-ps-u6nyJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "attitude",
          "attitude"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ],
        [
          "dating",
          "date"
        ],
        [
          "paying attention",
          "pay attention"
        ],
        [
          "fashion",
          "fashion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes derogatory) attitude of enjoying or individual that enjoys dating women or paying attention to fashion"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "逆ナン"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 15 29 15 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with rendaku",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ナンパ: street flirting of women by men for romantic or sexual purposes; pickup"
      ],
      "id": "en-軟派-ja-noun-KcVLXPPu",
      "links": [
        [
          "ナンパ",
          "ナンパ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "street",
          "street"
        ],
        [
          "flirting",
          "flirting"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "pickup",
          "pickup"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なんぱ"
    },
    {
      "other": "なんぱ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠mpa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nanpa",
    "ja:軟派"
  ],
  "word": "軟派"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "軟",
        "2": "なん",
        "3": "派",
        "4": "は",
        "t1": "soft; gentle",
        "t2": "faction, school"
      },
      "expansion": "軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”)",
      "name": "ja-com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "the soft school"
      },
      "expansion": "“the soft school”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "the soft school"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “the soft school”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "pa",
        "sort": "なんは"
      },
      "expansion": "The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
      "name": "rendaku2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 軟(なん) (nan, “soft; gentle”) + 派(は) (ha, “faction, school”). Literally, “the soft school”. The ha changes to pa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "軟派する",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "軟",
          "なん"
        ],
        [
          "派",
          "ぱ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa suru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派し",
      "roman": "nanpa shi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "軟",
          "なん"
        ],
        [
          "派",
          "ぱ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派した",
      "roman": "nanpa shita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "軟",
          "なん"
        ],
        [
          "派",
          "ぱ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-suru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派する",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱする",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa suru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派すれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱすれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sure",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派せよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派しろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱせよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱしろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa seyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shiro",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派できる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派しよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派しない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派せず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱせず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派すれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱすれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "20 13 17 18 32",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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              "行",
              "い"
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          "hit on",
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          "flirt",
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        ]
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      "other": "なんぱ"
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      "ipa": "[nã̠mpa̠]"
    }
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    "ja:軟派"
  ],
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}
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          "派",
          "は"
        ]
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      "name": "ja-com"
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          "派",
          "ぱ"
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          "ruby": [
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              "なん"
            ],
            [
              "派",
              "ぱ"
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              "議",
              "ぎ"
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              "員",
              "いん"
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          "firm",
          "firm"
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        [
          "conviction",
          "conviction"
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        [
          "compromise",
          "compromise"
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        [
          "moderate",
          "moderate"
        ],
        [
          "dovish",
          "dovish"
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        [
          "faction",
          "faction"
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "ja:Mass media"
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      "glosses": [
        "journalist who writes articles on culture, entertainment, and social relations"
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        [
          "journalism",
          "journalism"
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        [
          "journalist",
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        [
          "culture",
          "culture"
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        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
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        [
          "social",
          "social"
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        [
          "relation",
          "relation"
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        "(journalism) journalist who writes articles on culture, entertainment, and social relations"
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        "journalism",
        "media"
      ]
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      "categories": [
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        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
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        "attitude of enjoying or individual that enjoys dating women or paying attention to fashion"
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
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        [
          "attitude",
          "attitude"
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        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
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        [
          "dating",
          "date"
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        [
          "paying attention",
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        "(sometimes derogatory) attitude of enjoying or individual that enjoys dating women or paying attention to fashion"
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        "derogatory",
        "sometimes"
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "逆ナン"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "ナンパ: street flirting of women by men for romantic or sexual purposes; pickup"
      ],
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        [
          "ナンパ",
          "ナンパ#Japanese"
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          "street",
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          "flirting",
          "flirting"
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        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
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        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
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      "other": "なんぱ"
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      "ipa": "[nã̠mpa̠]"
    }
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    "Nanpa",
    "ja:軟派"
  ],
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}

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      "name": "ja-com"
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        "1": "the soft school"
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        "1": "the soft school"
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          "軟",
          "なん"
        ],
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          "派",
          "ぱ"
        ]
      ],
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      "form": "nanpa suru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "軟派し",
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          "軟",
          "なん"
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        [
          "派",
          "ぱ"
        ]
      ],
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        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "軟派した",
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        [
          "軟",
          "なん"
        ],
        [
          "派",
          "ぱ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-suru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派する",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱする",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa suru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派すれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱすれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sure",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派せよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派しろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱせよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱしろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa seyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shiro",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派できる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派しよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派しない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派せず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱせず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa shite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "軟派すれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なんぱすれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nanpa sureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "flirt (with a woman) to go out with her for fun",
          "roman": "nanpa shite asobi ni iku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "遊",
              "あそ"
            ],
            [
              "行",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ナンパして遊びに行く",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pick up, hit on, flirt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pick up",
          "pick up"
        ],
        [
          "hit on",
          "hit on"
        ],
        [
          "flirt",
          "flirt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なんぱ"
    },
    {
      "other": "なんぱ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠mpa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nanpa",
    "ja:軟派"
  ],
  "word": "軟派"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 軟派 meaning in All languages combined (10.3kB)

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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (94ba7e1 and 5dea2a6). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.