"ばかり" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [ba̠ka̠ɾʲi] Forms: bakari [romanization]
Etymology: Shift from noun 計り, 測り, 量り (hakari, “measurement, amount, full amount”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 計る, 測る, 量る (hakaru, “to measure, to weigh, to calculate”). The meaning seems to have shifted from amount to fully, and from there to just or only. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|計り}} 計り, {{m|ja|測り}} 測り, {{m|ja|量り||measurement, amount, full amount|tr=hakari}} 量り (hakari, “measurement, amount, full amount”), {{m|ja|連用形||continuative or stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”), {{m|ja|計る}} 計る, {{m|ja|測る}} 測る, {{m|ja|量る||to measure, to weigh, to calculate|tr=hakaru}} 量る (hakaru, “to measure, to weigh, to calculate”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} ばかり • (bakari)
  1. just; only; nothing but Related terms: 歌にばかり歌う (uta ni bakari utau) (ruby: (うた), (うた))
    Sense id: en-ばかり-ja-adv-naz5oTcj Derived forms: ばかりばかり (bakari-bakari), ばかし (bakashi) (english: same meaning; informal, speech), ばっか (bakka) (english: same meaning; informal, speech), ばかりか (bakari ka), ばかりに (bakari ni), 言わんばかり (iwanbakari) (ruby: ()), 印ばかり, 標ばかり (shirushi bakari), 塵ばかり (chiri bakari) (ruby: (ちり)), とばかり (to bakari), 飛び立つばかり (tobitatsu bakari) (ruby: (), ()), 名ばかり (na-bakari) (ruby: ()), ぬばかり (-nubakari), んばかり (-nbakari), 程ばかり (hodo bakari) (ruby: (ほど))

Particle

IPA: [ba̠ka̠ɾʲi] Forms: bakari [romanization]
Etymology: Shift from noun 計り, 測り, 量り (hakari, “measurement, amount, full amount”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 計る, 測る, 量る (hakaru, “to measure, to weigh, to calculate”). The meaning seems to have shifted from amount to fully, and from there to just or only. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|計り}} 計り, {{m|ja|測り}} 測り, {{m|ja|量り||measurement, amount, full amount|tr=hakari}} 量り (hakari, “measurement, amount, full amount”), {{m|ja|連用形||continuative or stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”), {{m|ja|計る}} 計る, {{m|ja|測る}} 測る, {{m|ja|量る||to measure, to weigh, to calculate|tr=hakaru}} 量る (hakaru, “to measure, to weigh, to calculate”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} ばかり • (bakari)
  1. (〜たばかり -ta bakari) just (recently completed action)
    Sense id: en-ばかり-ja-particle-GL09EWYG Categories (other): Japanese terms modified by "noun + な" Disambiguation of Japanese terms modified by "noun + な": 20 54 0 26
  2. (noun + ばかり) full of
    Sense id: en-ばかり-ja-particle-EdFHfqX1 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 particles, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 19 48 2 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 22 43 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 30 22 43 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 31 21 44 4 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 32 18 47 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 31 23 40 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 22 40 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 31 21 44 4
  3. (〜てばかり -te bakari) only, always
    Sense id: en-ばかり-ja-particle-jC7dVWjY

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "shiranu wa teishu bakari nari",
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      ],
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      "roman": "hashi o motte kuu bakari",
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      ],
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    },
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      "roman": "hari sasu bakari",
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          "針",
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          "刺",
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          "roman": "bakari-bakari",
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          "roman": "bakashi",
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          "roman": "shirushi bakari",
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          "roman": "chiri bakari",
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          "roman": "to bakari",
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          "english": "The mystery only deepens.",
          "roman": "Nazo wa fukamaru bakari da.",
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          "english": "Nothing but well done this time.",
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      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Tokyo is just full of people.",
          "roman": "Tōkyō wa hito bakari da.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "東",
              "とう"
            ],
            [
              "京",
              "きょう"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "東京は人ばかりだ。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "full of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "full",
          "full"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(noun + ばかり) full of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He's always eating.",
          "roman": "Kare wa tabete bakari iru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "食",
              "た"
            ],
            [
              "居",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼は食べてばかり居る。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only, always"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ],
        [
          "always",
          "always"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(〜てばかり -te bakari) only, always"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ばかり"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠ka̠ɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "ばかり"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adverbs",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese particles",
    "Japanese terms modified by \"noun + な\"",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bakari-bakari",
      "word": "ばかりばかり"
    },
    {
      "english": "same meaning; informal, speech",
      "roman": "bakashi",
      "word": "ばかし"
    },
    {
      "english": "same meaning; informal, speech",
      "roman": "bakka",
      "word": "ばっか"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bakari ka",
      "word": "ばかりか"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bakari ni",
      "word": "ばかりに"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iwanbakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "言",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "言わんばかり"
    },
    {
      "word": "印ばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shirushi bakari",
      "word": "標ばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chiri bakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "塵",
          "ちり"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "塵ばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "to bakari",
      "word": "とばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tobitatsu bakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "飛",
          "と"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "飛び立つばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "na-bakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "名",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "名ばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-nubakari",
      "word": "ぬばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-nbakari",
      "word": "んばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hodo bakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "程",
          "ほど"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "程ばかり"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "計り"
      },
      "expansion": "計り",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "測り"
      },
      "expansion": "測り",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "量り",
        "3": "",
        "4": "measurement, amount, full amount",
        "tr": "hakari"
      },
      "expansion": "量り (hakari, “measurement, amount, full amount”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "連用形",
        "3": "",
        "4": "continuative or stem form",
        "tr": "ren'yōkei"
      },
      "expansion": "連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "計る"
      },
      "expansion": "計る",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "測る"
      },
      "expansion": "測る",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "量る",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to measure, to weigh, to calculate",
        "tr": "hakaru"
      },
      "expansion": "量る (hakaru, “to measure, to weigh, to calculate”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shift from noun 計り, 測り, 量り (hakari, “measurement, amount, full amount”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 計る, 測る, 量る (hakaru, “to measure, to weigh, to calculate”). The meaning seems to have shifted from amount to fully, and from there to just or only.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bakari",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ばかり • (bakari)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "roman": "kagefumu bakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "影",
          "かげ"
        ],
        [
          "踏",
          "ふ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "影踏むばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "koko bakari ni hi wa teranu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "此処",
          "ここ"
        ],
        [
          "日",
          "ひ"
        ],
        [
          "照",
          "て"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "此処ばかりに日は照らぬ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jigoku ni mo oni bakari de wa nai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "地",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "獄",
          "ごく"
        ],
        [
          "鬼",
          "おに"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "地獄にも鬼ばかりではない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jigoku no uma de kao bakari ga hito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "地",
          "じ"
        ],
        [
          "獄",
          "ごく"
        ],
        [
          "馬",
          "うま"
        ],
        [
          "顔",
          "かお"
        ],
        [
          "人",
          "ひと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "地獄の馬で顔ばかりが人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shiranu wa teishu bakari nari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "知",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "亭",
          "てい"
        ],
        [
          "主",
          "しゅ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "知らぬは亭主ばかりなり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hashi o motte kuu bakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "箸",
          "はし"
        ],
        [
          "持",
          "も"
        ],
        [
          "食",
          "く"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "箸を持って食うばかり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hari sasu bakari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "針",
          "はり"
        ],
        [
          "刺",
          "さ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "針刺すばかり"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "uta ni bakari utau",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "歌",
          "うた"
        ],
        [
          "歌",
          "うた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "歌にばかり歌う"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The mystery only deepens.",
          "roman": "Nazo wa fukamaru bakari da.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "謎",
              "なぞ"
            ],
            [
              "深",
              "ふか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "謎は深まるばかりだ。"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nothing but well done this time.",
          "roman": "Konkai bakari wa yoku yatta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "今回",
              "こんかい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "今回ばかりはよくやった。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "just; only; nothing but"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ],
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ],
        [
          "nothing but",
          "nothing but"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ばかり"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠ka̠ɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "ばかり"
}
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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "ばかり"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ばかり",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: 〜たばかり -ta bakari",
  "path": [
    "ばかり"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ばかり",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: 〜たばかり -ta bakari",
  "path": [
    "ばかり"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ばかり",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: noun + ばかり",
  "path": [
    "ばかり"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ばかり",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: noun + ばかり",
  "path": [
    "ばかり"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ばかり",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: 〜てばかり -te bakari",
  "path": [
    "ばかり"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ばかり",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: 〜てばかり -te bakari",
  "path": [
    "ばかり"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ばかり",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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