"ないし" meaning in Japanese

See ないし in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Forms: naishi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction}} ないし • (naishi)
  1. 乃至: or
    Sense id: en-ないし-ja-conj-M8NjvQah
  2. 乃至: from ... to, between ... and
    Sense id: en-ないし-ja-conj-z3fkQume Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 15 8 8 35 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 28 7 7 27 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 23 8 8 29 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 28 8 8 27 31

Noun

Forms: naishi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ないし • (naishi)
  1. 内子:
    Sense id: en-ないし-ja-noun-YalqpRHu
  2. 内史:
    Sense id: en-ないし-ja-noun-zL2Jo6Qm
  3. 内旨: the emperor's secret orders
    Sense id: en-ないし-ja-noun-BCOQ8MlK 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: 0 15 8 8 35 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 28 7 7 27 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 23 8 8 29 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 28 8 8 27 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 9 13 13 38 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 6 9 9 56 19
  4. 内侍: maid of honor
    Sense id: en-ないし-ja-noun-y3S51VDy Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 15 8 8 35 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 28 7 7 27 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 23 8 8 29 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 28 8 8 27 31

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "乃至: or"
      ],
      "id": "en-ないし-ja-conj-M8NjvQah",
      "links": [
        [
          "乃至",
          "乃至#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 28 7 7 27 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 23 8 8 29 33",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "0 28 8 8 27 31",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "乃至: from ... to, between ... and"
      ],
      "id": "en-ないし-ja-conj-z3fkQume",
      "links": [
        [
          "乃至",
          "乃至#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "between",
          "between"
        ],
        [
          "and",
          "and"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ないし"
}

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    {
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        [
          "内子",
          "内子#Japanese"
        ]
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        "内子:"
      ]
    },
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        "内史"
      ],
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        [
          "内史",
          "内史#Japanese"
        ]
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        "内史:"
      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "0 6 9 9 56 19",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "内旨: the emperor's secret orders"
      ],
      "id": "en-ないし-ja-noun-BCOQ8MlK",
      "links": [
        [
          "内旨",
          "内旨#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "0 15 8 8 35 34",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 28 7 7 27 31",
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        "内侍: maid of honor"
      ],
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          "内侍",
          "内侍#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "maid of honor",
          "maid of honor"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "word": "ないし"
}
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    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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        "乃至: or"
      ],
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          "乃至",
          "乃至#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ]
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        "乃至: from ... to, between ... and"
      ],
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          "乃至",
          "乃至#Japanese"
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          "from",
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        ],
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          "to",
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          "between",
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        ]
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      ],
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          "内子#Japanese"
        ]
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      ]
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      ],
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          "内史",
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        ]
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        "内史:"
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      ],
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          "内旨",
          "内旨#Japanese"
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          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ],
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          "order",
          "order"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "内侍: maid of honor"
      ],
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          "内侍",
          "内侍#Japanese"
        ],
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          "maid of honor",
          "maid of honor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ないし"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ないし meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "ないし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "ないし",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "ないし"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ないし",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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