"わず" meaning in Japanese

See わず in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: [β̞a̠zɨ] Forms: wazu [romanization], ワズ [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English was Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|en|was}} Borrowed from English was Head templates: {{ja-phrase|わず}} わず • (wazu)
  1. (teenager, text messaging slang) was just in; just left; just did Tags: Internet, slang
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        "3": "was"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English was",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English was",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wazu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワズ",
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "わず"
      },
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      "name": "ja-phrase"
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  "pos": "phrase",
  "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 alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I was in Tokyo.",
          "roman": "Tōkyō wazu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "東",
              "とう"
            ],
            [
              "京",
              "きょう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "東京わず",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "was just in; just left; just did"
      ],
      "id": "en-わず-ja-phrase-UaR20xaF",
      "links": [
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "was",
          "was"
        ]
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        "(teenager, text messaging slang) was just in; just left; just did"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[β̞a̠zɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "わず"
}
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      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English was",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English was",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wazu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワズ",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "わず"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Japanese slang",
        "Japanese terms borrowed from English",
        "Japanese terms derived from English",
        "Japanese terms spelled with わ",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Japanese text messaging slang",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I was in Tokyo.",
          "roman": "Tōkyō wazu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "東",
              "とう"
            ],
            [
              "京",
              "きょう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "東京わず",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "was just in; just left; just did"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "was",
          "was"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "teenager",
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        "(teenager, text messaging slang) was just in; just left; just did"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[β̞a̠zɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "わず"
}

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