"は" meaning in Japanese

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Interjection

Forms: ha [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} は • (ha)
  1. (dated, humble) Used to show agreement or obedience: yes Tags: dated, humble
    Sense id: en-は-ja-intj-1lrSZdRZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Particle

IPA: [β̞a̠] Forms: wa [romanization]
Etymology: /pa/ → /ɸa/ → /wa/ From Old Japanese. Used in the oldest Japanese writings, including the Man'yōshū finished some time after 759 CE. Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *pa. The particle was excluded from the post-war script reform, rather than changed to わ (wa), which would be more phonetically accurate. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|particle}}, {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*pa}} Proto-Japonic *pa Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle|rom=wa}} は • (wa)
  1. marks the topic of the clause, sentence, or conversation
    Sense id: en-は-ja-particle-vPe4NLCE
  2. marks the topic of the clause, sentence, or conversation
    (by extension) what about, how about, and (used without a predicate to ask for more information about something)
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-は-ja-particle-0w~k4BdA 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, Japanese particles Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 49 7 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 5 5 44 12 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 5 45 11 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 5 43 12 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 51 5 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 54 4 37 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 2 90 9
  3. Inserted between two verbs for emphasis.
    Sense id: en-は-ja-particle-tb5G3-L4 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 5 43 12 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: (english: ba, the conditional conjugation ending), では (de wa) (english: then, well then, in that case) Related terms: とは (english: to wa, used to ask for definition), (english: ga, the subject marker), 은 (-eun, the Korean equivalent)
Etymology number: 2

soft-redirect

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-は-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8

Syllable

IPA: [ha̠] Forms: ha [romanization]
Etymology: Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 波 in the cursive sōsho style. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|kana}}, {{ja-kana-mannyogana-etym}} Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 波 in the cursive sōsho style Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} は • (ha)
  1. The hiragana syllable は (ha). Its equivalent in katakana is ハ (ha). It is the twenty-sixth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行あ段 (ha-gyō a-dan, “row ha, section a”). Derived forms: (ba), (english: pa)
    Sense id: en-は-ja-syllable-vY4vnD9f Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 5 43 12 35 Related terms: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ゝ, ゞ,
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "word": "あ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぁ"
        },
        {
          "word": "い"
        },
        {
          "word": "ぃ"
        },
        {
          "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": "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": "な"
        },
        {
          "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": "ゆ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゅ"
        },
        {
          "word": "よ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ょ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ら"
        },
        {
          "word": "り"
        },
        {
          "word": "る"
        },
        {
          "word": "れ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ろ"
        },
        {
          "word": "わ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゎ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゐ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゑ"
        },
        {
          "word": "を"
        },
        {
          "word": "ん"
        },
        {
          "word": "ー"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゝ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゞ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ゟ"
        }
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    "man'yōgana",
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          "english": "This is a dog.",
          "literal_meaning": "As for this, [it] is [a] dog.",
          "roman": "Kore wa inu desu.",
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              "いぬ"
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          "text": "これは犬です。",
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          "literal_meaning": "On the topic of today, rain is falling.",
          "roman": "Kyō wa ame ga futteimasu.",
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              "今日",
              "きょう"
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              "雨",
              "あめ"
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              "降",
              "ふ"
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        {
          "english": "Where's Nakada?",
          "literal_meaning": "What about Nakada?",
          "roman": "Nakada wa?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "中",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "田",
              "だ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "中田は?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So, what's the meaning?",
          "literal_meaning": "Well, how about the meaning?",
          "roman": "Ja, imi wa?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "意",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "味",
              "み"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "じゃ、意味は?",
          "type": "example"
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          "what about",
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          "how about",
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        [
          "and",
          "and"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Do you not think so?",
          "roman": "Sō omotte wa inai deshō ka.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "そう思ってはいないでしょうか。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "does not think that one can win",
          "roman": "kateru to wa omotte wa inai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "勝",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "勝てるとは思ってはいない",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "disappeared as soon as it appeared",
          "roman": "arawarete wa kieta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "現",
              "あらわ"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "き"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "現れては消えた",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Days without love are days of freedom\nNo one can pester me anymore",
          "ref": "1975, “眠れぬ夜”, 小田和正 (lyrics), performed by オフコース:",
          "roman": "ai no nai mainichi wa jiyū na mainichi\ndare mo boku o semetari deki wa shinai sa",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "愛",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "毎",
              "まい"
            ],
            [
              "日",
              "にち"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "由",
              "ゆう"
            ],
            [
              "毎",
              "まい"
            ],
            [
              "日",
              "にち"
            ],
            [
              "誰",
              "だれ"
            ],
            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
            [
              "責",
              "せ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "愛のない毎日は 自由な毎日\n誰も僕を責めたり できはしないさ",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Inserted between two verbs for emphasis."
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      "ipa": "[β̞a̠]"
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    "Japanese particles#wa",
    "Japanese script reform",
    "Man'yōshū"
  ],
  "word": "は"
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          "roman": "Ha, sayō de gozaimasu.",
          "text": "は、さようでございます。",
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        {
          "english": "Yes, as you wish.",
          "roman": "Ha, shōchi itashimashita.",
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    "羽",
    "葉",
    "歯",
    "端",
    "刃",
    "翳",
    "派",
    "破",
    "覇",
    "巴"
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "は"
}
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "word": "平"
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      "word": "仮"
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      "word": "名"
    },
    {
      "word": "あ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ぁ"
    },
    {
      "word": "い"
    },
    {
      "word": "ぃ"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "な"
    },
    {
      "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": "ゆ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ゅ"
    },
    {
      "word": "よ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ょ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ら"
    },
    {
      "word": "り"
    },
    {
      "word": "る"
    },
    {
      "word": "れ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ろ"
    },
    {
      "word": "わ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ゎ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ゐ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ゑ"
    },
    {
      "word": "を"
    },
    {
      "word": "ん"
    },
    {
      "word": "ー"
    },
    {
      "word": "ゝ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ゞ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ゟ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The hiragana syllable は (ha). Its equivalent in katakana is ハ (ha). It is the twenty-sixth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行あ段 (ha-gyō a-dan, “row ha, section a”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "は",
          "は#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "ハ",
          "ハ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "gojūon",
          "gojūon"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "行#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "段",
          "段#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ha̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin",
    "man'yōgana",
    "sōsho"
  ],
  "word": "は"
}

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    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese particles",
    "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms derived from Proto-Japonic",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "ba, the conditional conjugation ending",
      "word": "ば"
    },
    {
      "english": "then, well then, in that case",
      "roman": "de wa",
      "word": "では"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "jpx-pro",
        "3": "*pa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Japonic *pa",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "/pa/ → /ɸa/ → /wa/\nFrom Old Japanese. Used in the oldest Japanese writings, including the Man'yōshū finished some time after 759 CE. Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *pa.\nThe particle was excluded from the post-war script reform, rather than changed to わ (wa), which would be more phonetically accurate.",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "particle",
        "rom": "wa"
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      "expansion": "は • (wa)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to wa, used to ask for definition",
      "word": "とは"
    },
    {
      "english": "ga, the subject marker",
      "word": "が"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-eun, the Korean equivalent",
      "word": "은"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "も"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This is a dog.",
          "literal_meaning": "As for this, [it] is [a] dog.",
          "roman": "Kore wa inu desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "犬",
              "いぬ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "これは犬です。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It is raining today.",
          "literal_meaning": "On the topic of today, rain is falling.",
          "roman": "Kyō wa ame ga futteimasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "今日",
              "きょう"
            ],
            [
              "雨",
              "あめ"
            ],
            [
              "降",
              "ふ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "今日は雨が降っています。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "marks the topic of the clause, sentence, or conversation"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "も"
        }
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      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Where's Nakada?",
          "literal_meaning": "What about Nakada?",
          "roman": "Nakada wa?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "中",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "田",
              "だ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "中田は?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So, what's the meaning?",
          "literal_meaning": "Well, how about the meaning?",
          "roman": "Ja, imi wa?",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "意",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "味",
              "み"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "じゃ、意味は?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "marks the topic of the clause, sentence, or conversation",
        "what about, how about, and (used without a predicate to ask for more information about something)"
      ],
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        [
          "topic",
          "topic#English"
        ],
        [
          "what about",
          "what about"
        ],
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          "how about",
          "how about"
        ],
        [
          "and",
          "and"
        ]
      ],
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        "marks the topic of the clause, sentence, or conversation",
        "(by extension) what about, how about, and (used without a predicate to ask for more information about something)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you not think so?",
          "roman": "Sō omotte wa inai deshō ka.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "そう思ってはいないでしょうか。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "does not think that one can win",
          "roman": "kateru to wa omotte wa inai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "勝",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "勝てるとは思ってはいない",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "disappeared as soon as it appeared",
          "roman": "arawarete wa kieta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "現",
              "あらわ"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "き"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "現れては消えた",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Days without love are days of freedom\nNo one can pester me anymore",
          "ref": "1975, “眠れぬ夜”, 小田和正 (lyrics), performed by オフコース:",
          "roman": "ai no nai mainichi wa jiyū na mainichi\ndare mo boku o semetari deki wa shinai sa",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "愛",
              "あい"
            ],
            [
              "毎",
              "まい"
            ],
            [
              "日",
              "にち"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "由",
              "ゆう"
            ],
            [
              "毎",
              "まい"
            ],
            [
              "日",
              "にち"
            ],
            [
              "誰",
              "だれ"
            ],
            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
            [
              "責",
              "せ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "愛のない毎日は 自由な毎日\n誰も僕を責めたり できはしないさ",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Inserted between two verbs for emphasis."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[β̞a̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin",
    "Japanese particles#wa",
    "Japanese script reform",
    "Man'yōshū"
  ],
  "word": "は"
}

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    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese interjections",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "form": "ha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "は • (ha)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese dated terms",
        "Japanese humble terms",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "roman": "Ha, sayō de gozaimasu.",
          "text": "は、さようでございます。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Yes, as you wish.",
          "roman": "Ha, shōchi itashimashita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "承",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "知",
              "ち"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "は、承知いたしました。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to show agreement or obedience: yes"
      ],
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        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ],
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        "(dated, humble) Used to show agreement or obedience: yes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "humble"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "は"
}

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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "羽",
    "葉",
    "歯",
    "端",
    "刃",
    "翳",
    "派",
    "破",
    "覇",
    "巴"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "は"
}

Download raw JSONL data for は meaning in Japanese (9.2kB)

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  "subsection": "syllable",
  "title": "は",
  "trace": ""
}

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