"さばさば" meaning in Japanese

See さばさば in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: さばさば [canonical], サバサバ [canonical], sabasaba [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|サバサバ}} さばさば or サバサバ • (sabasaba)
  1. (onomatopoeia) with a feeling of relief Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-さばさば-ja-adv-FcGyxv~O Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 26 29 32 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 29 14 34 23
  2. (onomatopoeia) frankly, candidly Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-さばさば-ja-adv-~VXgAivC Categories (other): Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 30 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 26 29 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 25 30 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 28 29 34 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 29 14 34 23

Verb

Forms: さばさばする [canonical], サバサバする [canonical], sabasaba suru [romanization], さばさばし [stem], さばさばした [past]
Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|サバサバ}} さばさばする or サバサバする • (sabasaba suru) suru (stem さばさばし (sabasaba shi), past さばさばした (sabasaba shita))
  1. feel relieved, feel refreshed
    Sense id: en-さばさば-ja-verb-xXLX4WHD Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 30 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 26 29 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 25 30 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 28 29 34 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 29 14 34 23
  2. be openhearted
    Sense id: en-さばさば-ja-verb-VufNkPZs Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 30 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 26 29 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 25 30 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 28 29 34 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 29 14 34 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 30 29 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 29 27 41
     
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    },
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Download raw JSONL data for さばさば meaning in Japanese (2.6kB)

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