"ようこそ" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [jo̞ːko̞so̞] Forms: yōkoso [romanization]
Etymology: /joku koso/ → /jou koso/ → /joːkoso/. From the adverb 良く (yoku, “well”) and the emphatic particle こそ (koso). The medial -k- was elided and the resulting -ou- monophthongized into a long vowel (ウ音便 (u-onbin, “u-euphony”)). Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} ようこそ • (yōkoso)
  1. welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "/joku koso/ → /jou koso/ → /joːkoso/. From the adverb 良く (yoku, “well”) and the emphatic particle こそ (koso). The medial -k- was elided and the resulting -ou- monophthongized into a long vowel (ウ音便 (u-onbin, “u-euphony”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yōkoso",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ようこそ • (yōkoso)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Welcome to Japan!",
          "roman": "Nihon e yōkoso!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "日",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "本",
              "ほん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "日本へようこそ!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Welcome to Earth!",
          "roman": "Chikyū e yōkoso!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "地",
              "ち"
            ],
            [
              "球",
              "きゅう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "地球へようこそ!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Welcome to our home.",
          "roman": "Watashitachi no uchi e yōkoso.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "私",
              "わたし"
            ],
            [
              "家",
              "うち"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "私たちの家へようこそ。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ようこそ-ja-adv-kBaXvYSH",
      "links": [
        [
          "welcome",
          "welcome"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "よーこそ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jo̞ːko̞so̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ようこそ"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "/joku koso/ → /jou koso/ → /joːkoso/. From the adverb 良く (yoku, “well”) and the emphatic particle こそ (koso). The medial -k- was elided and the resulting -ou- monophthongized into a long vowel (ウ音便 (u-onbin, “u-euphony”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yōkoso",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ようこそ • (yōkoso)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Japanese hiragana",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Welcome to Japan!",
          "roman": "Nihon e yōkoso!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "日",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "本",
              "ほん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "日本へようこそ!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Welcome to Earth!",
          "roman": "Chikyū e yōkoso!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "地",
              "ち"
            ],
            [
              "球",
              "きゅう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "地球へようこそ!",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Welcome to our home.",
          "roman": "Watashitachi no uchi e yōkoso.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "私",
              "わたし"
            ],
            [
              "家",
              "うち"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "私たちの家へようこそ。",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "welcome",
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "よーこそ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jo̞ːko̞so̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ようこそ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ようこそ meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "ようこそ",
  "trace": ""
}

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