"どうぞ" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

Forms: dōzo [romanization]
Etymology: From どう (dō, “how, anyhow”) + ぞ (zo, emphatic particle). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|どう||ぞ||pos2=emphatic particle|t1=how, anyhow}} どう (dō, “how, anyhow”) + ぞ (zo, emphatic particle) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} どうぞ • (dōzo)
  1. (used to express one's strong desire for something) no matter how; by all means (often untranslatable)
    Sense id: en-どうぞ-ja-adv-D0Bd73et
  2. (used when offering something or permissions) please (go ahead); help yourself; certainly you may; here you are Synonyms (desire): どうか (dōka)
    Sense id: en-どうぞ-ja-adv-1jLueHH2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with language name categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese phrasebook, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 0 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 78 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 34 66 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 66 0 Disambiguation of Japanese phrasebook: 19 81 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 70 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 70 0 Disambiguation of 'desire': 10 90

Interjection

Forms: dōzo [romanization]
Etymology: From どう (dō, “how, anyhow”) + ぞ (zo, emphatic particle). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|どう||ぞ||pos2=emphatic particle|t1=how, anyhow}} どう (dō, “how, anyhow”) + ぞ (zo, emphatic particle) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} どうぞ • (dōzo)
  1. (procedure word) over
    Sense id: en-どうぞ-ja-intj-X7akfjaO

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for どうぞ meaning in Japanese (4.0kB)

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