"わっぱ" meaning in Japanese

See わっぱ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: wappa [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} わっぱ • (wappa)
  1. (archaic, usually followed by と (to)) yelling loudly Tags: archaic, usually
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-adv-uvUP~-Bl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 6 6 16 19 6 12 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 3 15 19 3 17 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [β̞a̠p̚pa̠] Forms: wappa [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} わっぱ • (wappa)
  1. a wheel
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-noun-afUUd~Bc
  2. a circular or round object
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-noun-e4HsGG1m
  3. a rounded wooden bento box or similar box
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-noun-oltcnvdU Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 3 23 10 3 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 3 3 21 10 3 27 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 7 7 28 11 7 22 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 7 7 28 11 7 22 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 6 6 16 19 6 12 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 3 15 19 3 17 20
  4. (slang) a pair of handcuffs Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-noun-jemI3JWW Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 3 23 10 3 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 3 3 21 10 3 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 6 6 16 19 6 12 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 3 15 19 3 17 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [β̞a̠p̚pa̠] Forms: wappa [romanization]
Etymology: Shift from 童(わらわ) (warawa, “child”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|童|わらわ|t=child}} 童(わらわ) (warawa, “child”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} わっぱ • (wappa)
  1. (archaic) a child Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-noun-ND3o3pWU
  2. child, kid, boy (used in scolding a child or male person)
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-noun-IKtx1tpz Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, 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: 10 3 3 23 10 3 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 3 3 21 10 3 27 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 4 4 21 10 4 27 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 10 4 4 21 10 4 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 6 6 16 19 6 12 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 3 15 19 3 17 20
  3. (archaic) a young servant Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-わっぱ-ja-noun-xA7M9aYa Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 3 23 10 3 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 3 3 21 10 3 27 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 6 6 16 19 6 12 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 3 15 19 3 17 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 小童 (kowappa) (ruby: (), (わっぱ))
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for わっぱ meaning in Japanese (3.9kB)

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