"仕様" meaning in Japanese

See 仕様 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɕijo̞ː] Forms: 仕様 [canonical] (ruby: (), (よう)), shiyō [romanization], syau [romanization], しやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 仕 is an ateji (当て字) spelling of し (shi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of する (suru, “to do”). Etymology templates: {{sortkey|ja|仕様}} しよう, {{ja-ateji}} ateji (当て字) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しよう|hhira=しやう}} 仕(し)様(よう) • (shiyō) ^(←しやう (syau)?)
  1. means, method
    Sense id: en-仕様-ja-noun-yElzNDpy
  2. Short for 仕様書 (shiyōsho, “spec, technical specification”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 仕様書 (extra: shiyōsho, “spec, technical specification”)
    Sense id: en-仕様-ja-noun-jb4pFlcx Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 35 65 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 33 67 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 60 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 仕様がない (shiyō ga nai), しょうがない (shō ga nai)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shiyō ga nai",
      "word": "仕様がない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shō ga nai",
      "word": "しょうがない"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "仕様"
      },
      "expansion": "しよう",
      "name": "sortkey"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ateji (当て字)",
      "name": "ja-ateji"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "仕 is an ateji (当て字) spelling of し (shi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of する (suru, “to do”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "仕様",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shiyō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しやう",
      "roman": "syau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しよう",
        "hhira": "しやう"
      },
      "expansion": "仕(し)様(よう) • (shiyō) ^(←しやう (syau)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "means, method"
      ],
      "id": "en-仕様-ja-noun-yElzNDpy",
      "links": [
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ],
        [
          "method",
          "method"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "shiyōsho, “spec, technical specification”",
          "word": "仕様書"
        }
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's not a bug; it's a feature. / It is by design.",
          "roman": "Sore wa shiyō desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "仕様",
              "しよう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "それは仕様です。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 仕様書 (shiyōsho, “spec, technical specification”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-仕様-ja-noun-jb4pFlcx",
      "links": [
        [
          "仕様書",
          "仕様書#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "spec",
          "spec"
        ],
        [
          "specification",
          "specification"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しよー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕijo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "仕様"
}
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with ateji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "shiyō ga nai",
      "word": "仕様がない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shō ga nai",
      "word": "しょうがない"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "仕様"
      },
      "expansion": "しよう",
      "name": "sortkey"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ateji (当て字)",
      "name": "ja-ateji"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "仕 is an ateji (当て字) spelling of し (shi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of する (suru, “to do”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "仕様",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shiyō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "syau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しやう",
      "roman": "syau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しよう",
        "hhira": "しやう"
      },
      "expansion": "仕(し)様(よう) • (shiyō) ^(←しやう (syau)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "means, method"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ],
        [
          "method",
          "method"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "extra": "shiyōsho, “spec, technical specification”",
          "word": "仕様書"
        }
      ],
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's not a bug; it's a feature. / It is by design.",
          "roman": "Sore wa shiyō desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "仕様",
              "しよう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "それは仕様です。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Short for 仕様書 (shiyōsho, “spec, technical specification”)."
      ],
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          "仕様書",
          "仕様書#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "spec",
          "spec"
        ],
        [
          "specification",
          "specification"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "other": "しよー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕijo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "仕様"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 仕様 meaning in Japanese (2.1kB)

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