"います" meaning in Japanese

See います in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ima̠sɨ̥] Forms: imasu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-verb form}} います • (imasu)
  1. polite conjugation of いる (iru, “to be”)
    Sense id: en-います-ja-verb-b2ELW4wY Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 46 31 15 9 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su: 24 29 29 19

Verb

IPA: [ima̠sɨ̥]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|infl=yo}} います • (imasu) ^†yodan Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|いま|4-s}} Forms: imasu [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], いまさ [irrealis, stem], imasa [irrealis, stem], いまし [continuative, stem], imasi [continuative, stem], います [stem, terminative], imasu [stem, terminative], います [attributive, stem], imasu [attributive, stem], いませ [realis, stem], imase [realis, stem], いませ [imperative, stem], imase [imperative, stem], いまさず [negative], imasazu [negative], いませど [contrastive], imasedo [contrastive], いませば [causative], imaseba [causative], いまさば [conditional], imasaba [conditional], いましき [past], imasiki [past], いましけり [past], imasikeri [past], いましつ [perfect], imasitu [perfect], いましぬ [perfect], imasinu [perfect], いませり [continuative, perfect], いましたり [continuative, perfect], imaseri [continuative, perfect], imasitari [continuative, perfect], いまさむ [volitional], imasamu [volitional]
  1. (Classical Japanese, honorific) to come Tags: Classical, Japanese, honorific
    Sense id: en-います-ja-verb-InxwJN6G Categories (other): Classical Japanese, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 15 52 20 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 16 46 23 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 46 23 15 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su: 24 29 29 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 44 27 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 57 18 13
  2. (Classical Japanese, honorific) to go Tags: Classical, Japanese, honorific
    Sense id: en-います-ja-verb-gNM9bcDR Categories (other): Classical Japanese, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su: 24 29 29 19
  3. (Classical Japanese, honorific) to be Tags: Classical, Japanese, honorific
    Sense id: en-います-ja-verb-CvEgfuq9 Categories (other): Classical Japanese, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Japanese yodan verbs ending with -su: 24 29 29 19

Alternative forms

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          "いる",
          "いる#Japanese"
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      "other": "います"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ima̠sɨ̥]"
    }
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  "word": "います"
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      "form": "いまさ",
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        "stem"
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      "form": "imasa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
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      "form": "いまし",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "います",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "imasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "attributive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "いませ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
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      "form": "imase",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "いませ",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "stem"
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      "form": "いまさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "imasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "いませど",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imasedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "いませば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imaseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "いまさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "imasaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
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      "form": "いましき",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "imasiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "いましけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imasikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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      "form": "いましつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "imasitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "いましぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "imasinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
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      "form": "いませり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "other": "います"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ima̠sɨ̥]"
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    {
      "form": "imasazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "いませど",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "いませり",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "います"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ima̠sɨ̥]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "います"
}

Download raw JSONL data for います meaning in Japanese (5.3kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "います"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "います",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "います"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "います",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-20 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). 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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