"ぽつん" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [po̞t͡sɨ̃ɴ] Forms: potsun [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} ぽつん • (potsun)
  1. by oneself; in a lonely manner
    Sense id: en-ぽつん-ja-adv-IXJFJDVo
  2. only, simply
    Sense id: en-ぽつん-ja-adv-izjIDSQd Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, 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: 19 81 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 96 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ぽつねん (potsunen), ぽつり (potsuri)

Alternative forms

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    {
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      "tags": [
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  ],
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The cottage is standing alone.",
          "roman": "Koya ga potsun to tatteiru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "小",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "屋",
              "や"
            ],
            [
              "立",
              "た"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "小屋がぽつんと立っている。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by oneself; in a lonely manner"
      ],
      "id": "en-ぽつん-ja-adv-IXJFJDVo",
      "links": [
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "lonely",
          "lonely"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He spoke rather like a child, word by word, simply, pausing wistfully.",
          "ref": "1966, Agatha Christie, translated by Keiko Matsumoto, Aoressha satsujin jiken, translation of The Mystery of the Blue Train (in English):",
          "roman": "Maru de kodomo ka nanika no yō ni kare wa kotoba o hitokoto, hitokoto, potsun-potsun to togire gachi ni itta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "子",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "供",
              "ども"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "葉",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "こと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "まるで子供か何かのように彼は言葉を一言、一言、ぽつんぽつんととぎれがちにいった。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only, simply"
      ],
      "id": "en-ぽつん-ja-adv-izjIDSQd",
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ],
        [
          "simply",
          "simply"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "ぽつん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[po̞t͡sɨ̃ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "potsunen",
      "word": "ぽつねん"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "potsuri",
      "word": "ぽつり"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ぽつん"
}
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "potsun",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ぽつん • (potsun)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The cottage is standing alone.",
          "roman": "Koya ga potsun to tatteiru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "小",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "屋",
              "や"
            ],
            [
              "立",
              "た"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "小屋がぽつんと立っている。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by oneself; in a lonely manner"
      ],
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        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
        [
          "lonely",
          "lonely"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He spoke rather like a child, word by word, simply, pausing wistfully.",
          "ref": "1966, Agatha Christie, translated by Keiko Matsumoto, Aoressha satsujin jiken, translation of The Mystery of the Blue Train (in English):",
          "roman": "Maru de kodomo ka nanika no yō ni kare wa kotoba o hitokoto, hitokoto, potsun-potsun to togire gachi ni itta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "子",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "供",
              "ども"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "葉",
              "ば"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "こと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "まるで子供か何かのように彼は言葉を一言、一言、ぽつんぽつんととぎれがちにいった。",
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        "only, simply"
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          "only",
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          "simply",
          "simply"
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    {
      "other": "ぽつん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[po̞t͡sɨ̃ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "potsunen",
      "word": "ぽつねん"
    },
    {
      "roman": "potsuri",
      "word": "ぽつり"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ぽつん"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ぽつん meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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