"な" meaning in Japanese

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Interjection

IPA: [na̠] Forms: na [romanization]
Etymology: table Probably derived from mild emphatic interjection and sentence-final particle ね, itself from Old Japanese, indicating a general sense of admiration or consideration, or hope that the preceding statement comes to pass. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|emphatic}} table, {{der|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} な • (na)
  1. (masculine, informal, mild emphatic) used to get someone's attention, generally carries neutral or slightly positive connotations Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-な-ja-intj-1S-TD5L3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: [na̠] Forms: na [romanization]
Etymology: table Probably derived from mild emphatic interjection and sentence-final particle ね, itself from Old Japanese, indicating a general sense of admiration or consideration, or hope that the preceding statement comes to pass. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|emphatic}} table, {{der|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} な • (na)
  1. (informal, mild emphatic) sentence-final particle indicating emotion or mild emphasis Tags: informal Synonyms: なあ
    Sense id: en-な-ja-particle-67iY~Ybj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: [na̠] Forms: na [romanization]
Etymology: table /ni aru/ → /naru/ → /na/ From Old Japanese. Originally an abbreviation of に (ni, particle) + ある (aru, the attributive form of classical あり ari, “to be”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|adjectival}} table, {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} な • (na)
  1. copula particle used after 形容動詞 (keiyōdōshi, often referred to in English teaching texts as -na adjective, literally “adjective verb”) to make them function as adjectives
    Sense id: en-な-ja-particle-Nb4J-hMn Categories (other): Old Japanese pronouns, Japanese particles Disambiguation of Old Japanese pronouns: 3 4 15 5 0 5 13 3 2 6 0 1 16 9 6 9 2 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 9 32 44 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Particle

IPA: [na̠] Forms: na [romanization]
Etymology: table From Old Japanese. Probably the root na of the negative adjective ない (nai). An alternative theory is that this is the imperfective conjugation of negative auxiliary verb ず (zu). First cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|prohibitionary}} table, {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|ない}} ない (nai), {{ja-r|ず}} ず (zu) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} な • (na)
  1. (masculine in modern Japanese, informal, added after the dictionary form of a verb) indicates prohibition: don't Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-な-ja-particle-t93kCEpM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

soft-redirect

IPA: [na̠]
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-な-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8

Suffix

IPA: [na̠]
Etymology: table Clipping of polite imperative auxiliary verb form なさい (nasai). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|imperative}} table Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} な • (-na)
  1. (informal, added after the stem form of a verb) indicates an imperative statement or command: do Tags: -na, informal, morpheme Synonyms: 下さい (kudasai) (ruby: (くだ)), 頂戴 (chōdai) (ruby: (ちょう), (だい)), なさい (nasai)
    Sense id: en-な-ja-suffix-u~9Yk1IC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Syllable

IPA: [na̠] Forms: na [romanization]
Etymology: table Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 奈 in the cursive sōsho style. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|kana}} table, {{ja-kana-mannyogana-etym}} Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 奈 in the cursive sōsho style Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} な • (na)
  1. The hiragana syllable な (na). Its equivalent in katakana is ナ (na). It is the twenty-first syllable in the gojūon order; its position is な行あ段 (na-gyō a-dan, “row na, section a”).
    Sense id: en-な-ja-syllable-K7Zr78YY Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Old Japanese pronouns Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 20 14 14 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 34 21 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 11 14 21 13 13 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 13 22 13 13 28 Disambiguation of Old Japanese pronouns: 3 4 15 5 0 5 13 3 2 6 0 1 16 9 6 9 2 Related terms: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛄲, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛀆, , , 𛀁, , , , ゚, , , , , , , ゙, , 𛅐, 𛄟, , 𛅑, , 𛅒, , , ゝ, ゞ, , 𛁾 𛁿 𛂀 𛂁 𛂂 𛂃 𛂄 𛂅 𛂆
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "平"
        },
        {
          "word": "仮"
        },
        {
          "word": "名"
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        {
          "word": "あ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぁ"
        },
        {
          "word": "い"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぃ"
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        {
          "word": "う"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぅ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゔ"
        },
        {
          "word": "え"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぇ"
        },
        {
          "word": "お"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぉ"
        },
        {
          "word": "か"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゕ"
        },
        {
          "word": "が"
        },
        {
          "word": "き"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぎ"
        },
        {
          "word": "く"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぐ"
        },
        {
          "word": "け"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゖ"
        },
        {
          "word": "げ"
        },
        {
          "word": "こ"
        },
        {
          "word": "𛄲"
        },
        {
          "word": "ご"
        },
        {
          "word": "さ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ざ"
        },
        {
          "word": "し"
        },
        {
          "word": "じ"
        },
        {
          "word": "す"
        },
        {
          "word": "ず"
        },
        {
          "word": "せ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぜ"
        },
        {
          "word": "そ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぞ"
        },
        {
          "word": "た"
        },
        {
          "word": "だ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ち"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぢ"
        },
        {
          "word": "つ"
        },
        {
          "word": "っ"
        },
        {
          "word": "づ"
        },
        {
          "word": "て"
        },
        {
          "word": "で"
        },
        {
          "word": "と"
        },
        {
          "word": "ど"
        },
        {
          "word": "に"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぬ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ね"
        },
        {
          "word": "の"
        },
        {
          "word": "は"
        },
        {
          "word": "ば"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぱ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ひ"
        },
        {
          "word": "び"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぴ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ふ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぶ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぷ"
        },
        {
          "word": "へ"
        },
        {
          "word": "べ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぺ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ほ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぽ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ま"
        },
        {
          "word": "み"
        },
        {
          "word": "む"
        },
        {
          "word": "め"
        },
        {
          "word": "も"
        },
        {
          "word": "や"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゃ"
        },
        {
          "word": "𛀆"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゆ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゅ"
        },
        {
          "word": "𛀁"
        },
        {
          "word": "よ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ょ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ら"
        },
        {
          "word": "゚"
        },
        {
          "word": "り"
        },
        {
          "word": "る"
        },
        {
          "word": "れ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ろ"
        },
        {
          "word": "わ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゎ"
        },
        {
          "word": "゙"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゐ"
        },
        {
          "word": "𛅐"
        },
        {
          "word": "𛄟"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゑ"
        },
        {
          "word": "𛅑"
        },
        {
          "word": "を"
        },
        {
          "word": "𛅒"
        },
        {
          "word": "ん"
        },
        {
          "word": "ー"
        },
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          "word": "ゝ"
        },
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          "word": "ゞ"
        },
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          "word": "ゟ"
        },
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          "word": "なあ"
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          "roman": "hen na hito",
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              "人",
              "ひと"
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          "english": "Don't go!",
          "roman": "Iku na!",
          "ruby": [
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              "行",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "行くな!"
        },
        {
          "english": "Don't quote it without permission.",
          "roman": "Mudan de in'yō suru na.",
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              "無",
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              "断",
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          "text": "無断で引用するな。"
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        {
          "english": "dangerous: do not mix",
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          "ruby": [
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              "混",
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              "危険",
              "きけん"
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      ],
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    "Daijirin",
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Nihon Shoki"
  ],
  "word": "な"
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            ]
          ],
          "text": "あっちへ行きな、ぼうや。\nAtchi e ikina, bōya.\nGo over there, boy → Get out of the way, boy!"
        },
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "座",
              "すわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "座りなよ。 ― suwarina yo. ― Sit → Have a seat."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicates an imperative statement or command: do"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "imperative",
          "imperative#English"
        ],
        [
          "statement",
          "statement#English"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command#English"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, added after the stem form of a verb) indicates an imperative statement or command: do"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "added after the stem form of a verb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "-na",
        "informal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kudasai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "下",
          "くだ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "下さい"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chōdai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "頂",
          "ちょう"
        ],
        [
          "戴",
          "だい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "頂戴"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nasai",
      "word": "なさい"
    }
  ],
  "word": "な"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Japanese lemmas",
    "Old Japanese nouns",
    "Old Japanese pronouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries"
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "名",
    "字",
    "菜",
    "汝",
    "無",
    "七",
    "那",
    "南",
    "奈",
    "娜",
    "懦"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "な"
}

Download raw JSONL data for な meaning in Japanese (13.4kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "syllable",
  "title": "な",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "な",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "な",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
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}

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