"( )" meaning in Japanese

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Punctuation

Head templates: {{head|ja|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|cat3=tone indicators|head=( )}} ( )
  1. Used as a plaintext fallback of ruby: encloses a regular or traditional pronunciation to kanji (sometimes other types of words, e.g. katakana in parentheses following an English word) that the readers may not necessarily know how to read. Categories (topical): Japanese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-(_)-ja-punct-D-zxHa1Z Disambiguation of Japanese punctuation marks: 13 15 28 24 21 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 23 21 19
  2. Used as a plaintext fallback of ruby: encloses an invented reading or a pronunciation borrowed from another language, which follows usually but not necessarily a kanji word, to conveys the word's deeper or second meaning (see 義(ぎ)訓(くん) (gikun)). Categories (topical): Japanese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-(_)-ja-punct-8~GfJo8U Disambiguation of Japanese punctuation marks: 13 15 28 24 21 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 23 21 19
  3. (Internet slang, with no content inside) Used to censor vulgar, profane or sensitive words or characters. A formal way to censor words in Japanese is using × or ○ instead. Compare 自主規制 in Japanese and x in Latin alphabet. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Japanese matched pairs, Japanese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-(_)-ja-punct-btrT5zmE Disambiguation of Japanese matched pairs: 13 13 37 20 17 Disambiguation of Japanese punctuation marks: 13 15 28 24 21 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 23 21 19
  4. (Internet slang) Added to the end of a message, with short text inside (the right parenthesis is optional), as a sort of tone indicator. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Japanese punctuation marks Synonyms (tone indicator): single left parentheses, none
    Sense id: en-(_)-ja-punct-gwiHXqcX Disambiguation of Japanese punctuation marks: 13 15 28 24 21 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese tone indicators Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 23 21 19 Disambiguation of Japanese tone indicators: 10 13 17 46 14 Disambiguation of 'tone indicator': 8 11 11 57 14
  5. (Internet slang, by extension, with no content inside) Added to the end of a message to indicate a lighthearted or joking tone (the right parenthesis is optional),. Tags: Internet, broadly Categories (topical): Japanese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-(_)-ja-punct-VU97n54E Disambiguation of Japanese punctuation marks: 13 15 28 24 21 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 23 21 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: , (ry

Download JSON data for ( ) meaning in Japanese (6.6kB)

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      "word": "笑"
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          "_dis": "13 23 23 21 19",
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          "text": "檸檬(れもん)\n檸檬 (remon)",
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          "english": "close friend (rival)",
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        "Used as a plaintext fallback of ruby: encloses an invented reading or a pronunciation borrowed from another language, which follows usually but not necessarily a kanji word, to conveys the word's deeper or second meaning (see 義(ぎ)訓(くん) (gikun))."
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        "(Internet slang, with no content inside) Used to censor vulgar, profane or sensitive words or characters. A formal way to censor words in Japanese is using × or ○ instead. Compare 自主規制 in Japanese and x in Latin alphabet."
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "10 13 17 46 14",
          "kind": "other",
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          "english": "That's impossible (LOL",
          "text": "それは無理だ(w",
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        "Added to the end of a message, with short text inside (the right parenthesis is optional), as a sort of tone indicator."
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          "sense": "tone indicator",
          "word": "single left parentheses"
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            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "Added to the end of a message to indicate a lighthearted or joking tone (the right parenthesis is optional),."
      ],
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          "Internet",
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        "(Internet slang, by extension, with no content inside) Added to the end of a message to indicate a lighthearted or joking tone (the right parenthesis is optional),."
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        "with no content inside",
        "punctuation"
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      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "broadly"
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}
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    "Japanese tone indicators"
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      "word": "笑"
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    {
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        "Used as a plaintext fallback of ruby: encloses an invented reading or a pronunciation borrowed from another language, which follows usually but not necessarily a kanji word, to conveys the word's deeper or second meaning (see 義(ぎ)訓(くん) (gikun))."
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        "Used to censor vulgar, profane or sensitive words or characters. A formal way to censor words in Japanese is using × or ○ instead. Compare 自主規制 in Japanese and x in Latin alphabet."
      ],
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        [
          "Internet",
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          "slang",
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        ],
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          "profane",
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        ],
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          "sensitive",
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        ],
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          "×",
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        ],
        [
          "○",
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          "自主規制",
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          "x",
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        "(Internet slang, with no content inside) Used to censor vulgar, profane or sensitive words or characters. A formal way to censor words in Japanese is using × or ○ instead. Compare 自主規制 in Japanese and x in Latin alphabet."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with no content inside",
        "punctuation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
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        "Requests for transliteration of Japanese usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "That's impossible (LOL",
          "text": "それは無理だ(w",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to the end of a message, with short text inside (the right parenthesis is optional), as a sort of tone indicator."
      ],
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        [
          "Internet",
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          "slang",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang) Added to the end of a message, with short text inside (the right parenthesis is optional), as a sort of tone indicator."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese internet slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to the end of a message to indicate a lighthearted or joking tone (the right parenthesis is optional),."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
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        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, by extension, with no content inside) Added to the end of a message to indicate a lighthearted or joking tone (the right parenthesis is optional),."
      ],
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        "with no content inside",
        "punctuation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "broadly"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "tone indicator",
      "word": "single left parentheses"
    },
    {
      "sense": "tone indicator",
      "word": "none"
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  "word": "( )"
}

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