"では" meaning in Japanese

See では in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [de̞ β̞a̠] Forms: de wa [romanization]
Etymology: Of で (de, conjunctive adverb) and は (wa, topic particle). Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction|で は}} では • (de wa)
  1. well, so, well then (used at the start of a sentence as an interjection or conjunction, leading in from the previous statement)
    Sense id: en-では-ja-conj-2fZi6WBB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: [de̞ β̞a̠] Forms: de wa [romanization]
Etymology: Of で (de, conjunctive adverb) and は (wa, topic particle). Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|で は}} では • (de wa)
  1. used to signal the end of a conversation or message as a whole: that's all for now Synonyms: それでは (sore de wa), じゃ (ja) [contraction]
    Sense id: en-では-ja-intj-Skz14oog Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 45 3 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 30 44 4 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 44 4 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 45 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 44 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 46 1 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

Forms: de wa [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of particle で (de, “at, in, on”, locative particle) and は (wa, topic particle; no English equivalent). In this case, the は (wa) is used in its contrastive function, emphasizing that the statement is about the portion preceding the で (de) in contrast to other possibilities. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|で}} で (de) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle|で は}} では • (de wa)
  1. at, in a place (as the topic of a statement)
    Sense id: en-では-ja-particle-BvtJELcE
  2. indicates means of action
    Sense id: en-では-ja-particle-W1Z0fUhC Categories (other): Japanese particles Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 出羽守 (Dewa no kami) (ruby: (), (わの), (かみ))
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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        {
          "english": "[As for] In the house, he is quiet. (Otherwise, he may not be quiet.)",
          "roman": "Kare wa ie de wa otonashii.",
          "ruby": [
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              "彼",
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            [
              "家",
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          "text": "彼は家ではおとなしい。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "No parking in this place. (Maybe you can park somewhere else.)",
          "roman": "Koko de wa chūsha ga dekinai.",
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              "駐",
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              "車",
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          "english": "How do you say it in English again?",
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            [
              "語",
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              "言",
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          ],
          "text": "英語ではなんて言うんだったっけ。",
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              "次",
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              "見",
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              "次",
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              "画",
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              "面",
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              "進",
              "すす"
            ],
            [
              "下",
              "くだ"
            ],
            [
              "押",
              "お"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "では&& C-v &&(次の画面を見る)をタイプして次の画面に進んで下さい。(さあ、やってみましょう。コントロールキーを押しながら&& v &&です)\nDe wa&& C-v &&(tsugi no gamen o miru) o taipu shite tsugi no gamen ni susunde kudasai.(Sā, yattemimashō. Kontorōrukī o oshinagara&& v &&desu)"
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          "english": "Well then dear readers, until we meet again soon!",
          "ref": "2015, Sandra Haefelin, Rinko Nagami, ‘Kogao’ tte Nihon de wa home kotoba nanda: Doitsujin ga odoroku Nihon no ‘nichijo’ [‘Small-face’ is a compliment in Japan? German flummoxed by Japan’s ‘everyday’], page 124:",
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              "読",
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              "者",
              "しゃ"
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              "皆",
              "みな"
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              "近",
              "ちか"
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            [
              "会",
              "あ"
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          "ref": "2020, Ikuzaki Kazuki, Chikyusan wa reberu appu shimashita, page 295:",
          "roman": "“Sore de wa Meiko-san, mata ato de” “Un, sasara, mata ato de ne”",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "命",
              "めい"
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            [
              "子",
              "こ"
            ]
          ],
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        }
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          "roman": "sore de wa",
          "word": "それでは"
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          "roman": "ja",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "じゃ"
        }
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          "english": "[As for] In the house, he is quiet. (Otherwise, he may not be quiet.)",
          "roman": "Kare wa ie de wa otonashii.",
          "ruby": [
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              "彼",
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              "家",
              "いえ"
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          "english": "No parking in this place. (Maybe you can park somewhere else.)",
          "roman": "Koko de wa chūsha ga dekinai.",
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              "駐",
              "ちゅう"
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              "車",
              "しゃ"
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              "出",
              "で"
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              "来",
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        {
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          "roman": "Eigo de wa nante iu n datta kke.",
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              "英",
              "えい"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
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              "言",
              "い"
            ]
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          "text": "英語ではなんて言うんだったっけ。",
          "type": "example"
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        "indicates means of action"
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              "下",
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              "押",
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          "english": "Well then dear readers, until we meet again soon!",
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          "english": "“Well, Meiko, later” “Yeah, after a while”",
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          "ruby": [
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              "命",
              "めい"
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              "子",
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      "word": "それでは"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ja",
      "tags": [
        "contraction"
      ],
      "word": "じゃ"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for では meaning in Japanese (6.0kB)

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