"けん" meaning in Japanese

See けん in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Forms: ken [romanization]
Etymology: /kemu/ → /kem/ → /ken/ Shift from older けむ (kemu, auxiliary suffix for verbs indicating supposition about the past, including supposition about why something may have happened). This phonological shift was apparently already underway during the Heian period (794–1185). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|けむ|pos=auxiliary suffix for verbs indicating supposition about the past, including supposition about why something may have happened}} けむ (kemu, auxiliary suffix for verbs indicating supposition about the past, including supposition about why something may have happened) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} けん • (ken)
  1. (Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyūshū) because, since, so: presents the preceding clause as the reason for the following clause Tags: Chūgoku, Kyūshū, Shikoku Synonyms: から
    Sense id: en-けん-ja-particle-aQnCRq7H Categories (other): Chūgoku Japanese, Kyūshū Japanese, Shikoku Japanese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -ken [romanization]
Etymology: /kemu/ → /kem/ → /ken/ Shift from older けむ (kemu, auxiliary suffix for verbs indicating supposition about the past, including supposition about why something may have happened). This phonological shift was apparently already underway during the Heian period (794–1185). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|けむ|pos=auxiliary suffix for verbs indicating supposition about the past, including supposition about why something may have happened}} けむ (kemu, auxiliary suffix for verbs indicating supposition about the past, including supposition about why something may have happened) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} けん • (-ken)
  1. (Classical Japanese) Alternative form of けむ (kemu) Tags: Classical, Japanese, alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: けむ (extra: kemu)
    Sense id: en-けん-ja-suffix-ddGNFaQ8 Categories (other): Classical Japanese, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 92 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 90 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 6 94 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for けん meaning in Japanese (4.8kB)

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          "english": "However the mainland economy is also in a recession now and waste collection business does not pay, so you should give up to go to the mainland.",
          "ref": "1940, 金史良 (Kimu Saryan) [Kim Sa-ryang], 玄海灘密航 (Genkai-nada Mikkō)",
          "roman": "Jaga ima wa naichi mo fukeiki de gashite, kuzuya mo dame ja ken, naichi sa iku nā akirameru ga ee",
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    "ja:松村明"
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