"じゃ" meaning in Japanese

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Conjunction

IPA: [d͡ʑa̠] Forms: ja [romanization], dya [romanization], ぢや [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Contraction of では (de wa). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|では|tr=de wa}} では (de wa) Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction|hhira=ぢや}} じゃ • (ja) ^(←ぢや (dya)?)
  1. (colloquial) so, then—used for connecting to a reasonable conclusion, supposition Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-conj-SBolzhJW Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 52 15 21 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: じゃあ ()
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: [d͡ʑa̠] Forms: ja [romanization], dya [romanization], ぢや [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Contraction of では (de wa). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|では|tr=de wa}} では (de wa) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|hhira=ぢや}} じゃ • (ja) ^(←ぢや (dya)?)
  1. well; then; so
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-intj-GAErfGql
  2. by extension from the "so then" meaning: bye, goodbye
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-intj-foKyxMq2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: じゃあ ()
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑa̠] Forms: ja [romanization]
Etymology: Kanji reading. Head templates: {{ja-noun}} じゃ • (ja)
  1. 蛇: generic name for a large snake; a heavy drinker
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-noun-EMU-etzY Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 4 38 15 25 6 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 9 3 4 43 14 22 6 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 2 4 43 14 21 6 1
  2. 邪: a moral wrong; a bad attitude; maliciousness, wickedness; such a person
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-noun-OMWpCuZo
  3. 麝: short for 麝香 (jakō, “musk”); short for 麝香鹿 (jakōjika, “musk deer”)
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-noun-BEqd64Bq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Syllable

IPA: [d͡ʑa̠] Forms: ja [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} じゃ • (ja)
  1. The hiragana syllable じゃ (ja). Its equivalent in katakana is ジャ (ja).
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-syllable-FP~wuo9N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [d͡ʑa̠]
Etymology: Contraction of である (de aru, “to be, to exist”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|である||to be, to exist|tr=de aru}} である (de aru, “to be, to exist”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|aux|hhira=ぢや}} じゃ • (ja) ^(←ぢや (dya)?) Forms: ja [romanization], dya [romanization], ぢや [hiragana, historical], no-table-tags [table-tags], じゃろ [imperfective, stem], では [imperfective, stem], jaro [imperfective, stem], de wa [imperfective, stem], じゃっ [continuative, stem], [continuative, stem], ja' [continuative, stem], de [continuative, stem], じゃ [stem, terminative], ja [stem, terminative], [attributive, stem], na [attributive, stem], なら [hypothetical, stem], nara [hypothetical, stem], - [imperative, stem], - [passive], - [causative], - [potential], じゃろう [volitional], jarō [volitional], ではない [negative], じゃない [colloquial, contraction, negative], でない [negative], de wa nai [negative], ja nai [colloquial, contraction, negative], de nai [negative], ではなくて [continuative, negative], じゃなくて [colloquial, continuative, contraction, negative], de wa nakute [continuative, negative], ja nakute [colloquial, continuative, contraction, negative], です [formal], desu [formal], じゃった [perfective], jatta [perfective], [conjunctive], de [conjunctive], ならば [conditional, hypothetical], naraba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to be
    Sense id: en-じゃ-ja-verb-CvEgfuq9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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    }
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          "so",
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          "then",
          "then"
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          "conclusion",
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        "(colloquial) so, then—used for connecting to a reasonable conclusion, supposition"
      ],
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        "well; then; so"
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          "so"
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        "by extension from the \"so then\" meaning: bye, goodbye"
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    },
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      "form": "で",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja'",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ja",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "な",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jarō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ではない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "contraction",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "でない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de wa nai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja nai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "contraction",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de nai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ではなくて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃなくて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "continuative",
        "contraction",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de wa nakute",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja nakute",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "continuative",
        "contraction",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "です",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "desu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "じゃった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "で",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ならば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naraba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "hhira": "ぢや"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am me.",
          "roman": "Washi wa washi ja.",
          "text": "わしはわしじゃ。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to be"
      ],
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        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "じゃ"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Kanji reading.",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
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      ],
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        "蛇: generic name for a large snake; a heavy drinker"
      ],
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          "蛇",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "heavy",
          "heavy"
        ],
        [
          "drinker",
          "drinker"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "邪: a moral wrong; a bad attitude; maliciousness, wickedness; such a person"
      ],
      "id": "en-じゃ-ja-noun-OMWpCuZo",
      "links": [
        [
          "邪",
          "邪#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "moral",
          "moral"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "attitude",
          "attitude"
        ],
        [
          "maliciousness",
          "maliciousness"
        ],
        [
          "wickedness",
          "wickedness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "麝: short for 麝香 (jakō, “musk”); short for 麝香鹿 (jakōjika, “musk deer”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-じゃ-ja-noun-BEqd64Bq",
      "links": [
        [
          "麝",
          "麝#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "麝香",
          "麝香#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "musk",
          "musk"
        ],
        [
          "麝香鹿",
          "麝香鹿#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "musk deer",
          "musk deer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "じゃ"
}
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
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          "じゃ",
          "じゃ#Japanese"
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        [
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          "ジャ#Japanese"
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  ],
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of では (de wa).",
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