"る" meaning in Japanese

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Suffix

IPA: [ɾɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: -ru [romanization], [stem], った [past]
Etymology: table Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|suffix}} table Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|type=1}} る • (-ru) godan (stem り (-ri), past った (-tta))
  1. (slang) A general method to form verbs (as a godan katsuyō verb). Much less productive than 〜する (-suru, “to do”). Tags: morpheme, slang
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: [ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Etymology: table See れる. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|passive}} table, {{m|ja|れる}} れる Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|type=shimo ni}} る • (-ru) ^†nidan Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo||2d-r}} Forms: -ru [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], [irrealis, stem], re [irrealis, stem], [continuative, stem], re [continuative, stem], [stem, terminative], ru [stem, terminative], るる [attributive, stem], ruru [attributive, stem], るれ [realis, stem], rure [realis, stem], れよ [imperative, stem], reyo [imperative, stem], れず [negative], rezu [negative], るれど [contrastive], ruredo [contrastive], るれば [causative], rureba [causative], れば [conditional], reba [conditional], れき [past], reki [past], れけり [past], rekeri [past], れつ [perfect], retu [perfect], れぬ [perfect], renu [perfect], れたり [continuative, perfect], retari [continuative, perfect], れむ [volitional], remu [volitional]
  1. Classical Japanese form of れる (-reru, passive suffix) Tags: Classical, Japanese, alt-of, morpheme Alternative form of: れる (extra: -reru, passive suffix)
    Sense id: en-る-ja-suffix-XL1H0CzK Categories (other): Classical Japanese, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 43 8 17 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 40 7 15 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 13 45 8 17 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 13 44 8 16 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Suffix

IPA: [ɾɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: -ru [romanization]
Etymology: table Regular adnominal conjugation of verbal auxiliary suffix り (ri) indicating resulting state or completion of action. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|stative}} table, {{ja-r|り}} り (ri) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix form}} る • (-ru)
  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) adnominal of り (-ri) Tags: Classical, Japanese, literary, morpheme
    Sense id: en-る-ja-suffix-Qtdx~zY0 Categories (other): Classical Japanese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Syllable

IPA: [ɾɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: ru [romanization]
Etymology: table Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 留 in the cursive sōsho style. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|kana}} table, {{m|ja|留}} 留, {{ja-kana-mannyogana-etym}} Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 留 in the cursive sōsho style Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} る • (ru)
  1. The hiragana syllable る (ru). Its equivalent in katakana is ル (ru). It is the forty-first syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ら行う段 (ra-gyō u-dan, “row ra, section u”).
    Sense id: en-る-ja-syllable-qYdcvn~4 Related terms: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛄲, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛀆, , , 𛀁, , , , ゚, , , , , , , ゙, , 𛅐, 𛄟, , 𛅑, , 𛅒, , , ゝ, ゞ,
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [ɾɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: ru [romanization]
Etymology: table Contraction of いる (iru). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ja|contraction}} table, {{l|ja|いる|tr=iru}} いる (iru) Head templates: {{ja-verb}} る • (ru)
  1. (informal, used after the conjunctive て (-te) form of a verb as てる (-teru)) the present progressive: to be doing Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-る-ja-verb-FQsaqjK9 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese verbs without transitivity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ぢ"
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          "word": "つ"
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          "word": "っ"
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          "word": "て"
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          "word": "で"
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        {
          "word": "と"
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          "word": "ど"
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          "word": "な"
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          "word": "に"
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        {
          "word": "ぬ"
        },
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          "word": "ね"
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          "word": "の"
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          "word": "ば"
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          "word": "ぱ"
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          "word": "び"
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          "word": "へ"
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          "word": "べ"
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          "word": "ほ"
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          "word": "ま"
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          "word": "よ"
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      "ipa": "[ɾɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "る"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese contractions",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese non-lemma forms",
    "Japanese suffix forms",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with audio links",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "stative"
      },
      "expansion": "table",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "り"
      },
      "expansion": "り (ri)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "table\nRegular adnominal conjugation of verbal auxiliary suffix り (ri) indicating resulting state or completion of action.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix form"
      },
      "expansion": "る • (-ru)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Classical Japanese",
        "Japanese literary terms",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Sleeping Beauty",
          "roman": "Nemureru Mori no Bijo",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "眠",
              "ねむ"
            ],
            [
              "森",
              "もり"
            ],
            [
              "美",
              "び"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "じょ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "眠れる森の美女"
        },
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "富",
              "と"
            ],
            [
              "時",
              "とき"
            ],
            [
              "貧",
              "まず"
            ],
            [
              "時",
              "とき"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "wedding vows\n富める時も貧しき時も\ntomeru toki mo mazushiki toki mo\nin wealth or poverty"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adnominal of り (-ri)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Classical Japanese",
          "Classical Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "り",
          "り#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Classical Japanese or literary) adnominal of り (-ri)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Classical",
        "Japanese",
        "literary",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "る"
}
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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "syllable",
  "title": "る",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
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  "path": [
    "る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "る",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "る",
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}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
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  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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