"しか" meaning in Japanese

See しか in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [ɕi̥ka̠] Forms: shika [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} しか • (shika)
  1. (binding particle) nothing but, only (followed by negative verb)
    Sense id: en-しか-ja-particle-eNYeMeCS Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese negative polarity items, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 70 6 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 68 9 23 Disambiguation of Japanese negative polarity items: 69 7 24 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 75 2 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 69 9 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 7 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 6 26
  2. (sentence ending particle) Used to express one's desire. Synonyms: しが
    Sense id: en-しか-ja-particle-1x2FlSK2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: しきゃ (shikya), っきゃ (kkya)
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [ɕi̥ka̠] Forms: -shika [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} しか • (-shika)
  1. (Classical Japanese) realis form of き (ki, “-ed [past tense indicator]”) Tags: Classical, Japanese, form-of, morpheme, realis Form of: (extra: ki, “-ed [past tense indicator]”)
    Sense id: en-しか-ja-suffix-L9tjo8VL Categories (other): Classical Japanese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: しきゃ (shikya), っきゃ (kkya)
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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      "form": "shika",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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  "redirects": [
    "史科",
    "史家",
    "四火",
    "四果",
    "四科",
    "市価",
    "死火",
    "糸価",
    "私家",
    "知客",
    "師家",
    "疵瑕",
    "紙花",
    "紙価",
    "翅果",
    "詞花",
    "歯科",
    "詩家",
    "詩歌",
    "雌花",
    "賜暇",
    "子夏",
    "志賀"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "70 6 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 9 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 7 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese negative polarity items",
          "parents": [
            "Negative polarity items",
            "Terms by semantic function"
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        {
          "_dis": "75 2 23",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 9 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 7 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 6 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "All we can do is keep on trying our best.",
          "literal_meaning": "There is nothing but trying our best.",
          "roman": "Ganbaru shika nai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "頑",
              "がん"
            ],
            [
              "張",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "頑張るしかない。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The quality is so high that it looks just like the real thing.",
          "literal_meaning": "The quality is so high that I can't see it as anything except the real thing.",
          "roman": "Hinshitsu ga takasugite honmono ni shika mienai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "品質",
              "ひんしつ"
            ],
            [
              "高",
              "たか"
            ],
            [
              "本",
              "ほん"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "見",
              "み"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "品質が高すぎて本物にしか見えない。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "only spoke vaguely",
          "literal_meaning": "did not speak except vaguely",
          "roman": "aimai ni shika kataranakatta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "曖",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "昧",
              "まい"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "曖昧にしか語らなかった",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nothing but, only (followed by negative verb)"
      ],
      "id": "en-しか-ja-particle-eNYeMeCS",
      "links": [
        [
          "nothing but",
          "nothing but"
        ],
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "binding particle",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(binding particle) nothing but, only (followed by negative verb)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express one's desire."
      ],
      "id": "en-しか-ja-particle-1x2FlSK2",
      "links": [
        [
          "desire",
          "desire#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "sentence ending particle",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sentence ending particle) Used to express one's desire."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "しが"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "しか"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕi̥ka̠]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shikya",
      "word": "しきゃ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kkya",
      "word": "っきゃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "しか"
}

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      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "Classical Japanese",
          "Classical Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "き",
          "き#Japanese"
        ]
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        "(Classical Japanese) realis form of き (ki, “-ed [past tense indicator]”)"
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
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      "other": "しか"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɕi̥ka̠]"
    }
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      "roman": "shikya",
      "word": "しきゃ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kkya",
      "word": "っきゃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "しか"
}
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    "Japanese lemmas",
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    "Japanese particles",
    "Japanese suffixes",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    "史科",
    "史家",
    "四火",
    "四果",
    "四科",
    "市価",
    "死火",
    "糸価",
    "私家",
    "知客",
    "師家",
    "疵瑕",
    "紙花",
    "紙価",
    "翅果",
    "詞花",
    "歯科",
    "詩家",
    "詩歌",
    "雌花",
    "賜暇",
    "子夏",
    "志賀"
  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "All we can do is keep on trying our best.",
          "literal_meaning": "There is nothing but trying our best.",
          "roman": "Ganbaru shika nai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "頑",
              "がん"
            ],
            [
              "張",
              "ば"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "頑張るしかない。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The quality is so high that it looks just like the real thing.",
          "literal_meaning": "The quality is so high that I can't see it as anything except the real thing.",
          "roman": "Hinshitsu ga takasugite honmono ni shika mienai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "品質",
              "ひんしつ"
            ],
            [
              "高",
              "たか"
            ],
            [
              "本",
              "ほん"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "見",
              "み"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "品質が高すぎて本物にしか見えない。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "only spoke vaguely",
          "literal_meaning": "did not speak except vaguely",
          "roman": "aimai ni shika kataranakatta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "曖",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "昧",
              "まい"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "曖昧にしか語らなかった",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nothing but, only (followed by negative verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nothing but",
          "nothing but"
        ],
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "binding particle",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(binding particle) nothing but, only (followed by negative verb)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express one's desire."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "desire",
          "desire#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "sentence ending particle",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sentence ending particle) Used to express one's desire."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "しが"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しか"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕi̥ka̠]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shikya",
      "word": "しきゃ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kkya",
      "word": "っきゃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "しか"
}

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    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese negative polarity items",
    "Japanese particles",
    "Japanese suffixes",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "しか • (-shika)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        "Classical Japanese"
      ],
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          "word": "き"
        }
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      ],
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          "Classical Japanese",
          "Classical Japanese"
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        [
          "き",
          "き#Japanese"
        ]
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        "(Classical Japanese) realis form of き (ki, “-ed [past tense indicator]”)"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しか"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕi̥ka̠]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shikya",
      "word": "しきゃ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kkya",
      "word": "っきゃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "しか"
}

Download raw JSONL data for しか meaning in Japanese (3.7kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "しか",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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