"名状" meaning in Japanese

See 名状 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [me̞ːʑo̞ː] Forms: 名状 [canonical] (ruby: (めい), (じょう)), meijō [romanization], meizyau [romanization], めいじやう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|めいじょう|hhira=めいじやう}} 名(めい)状(じょう) • (meijō) ^(←めいじやう (meizyau)?)
  1. giving an account in the words; report, account, describe
    Sense id: en-名状-ja-noun-wnPdhIL3 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 48 52
  2. (literally, rare) name and shape Tags: literally, rare
    Sense id: en-名状-ja-noun-YGCx1kyj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, 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 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 名状し難い (meijō shigatai) (ruby: (めい), (じょう), (がた))
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "meijō shigatai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "名",
          "めい"
        ],
        [
          "状",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "難",
          "がた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "名状し難い"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "名状",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "名",
          "めい"
        ],
        [
          "状",
          "じょう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meijō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meizyau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めいじやう",
      "roman": "meizyau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "めいじょう",
        "hhira": "めいじやう"
      },
      "expansion": "名(めい)状(じょう) • (meijō) ^(←めいじやう (meizyau)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              47,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Size and quantity of the things, they are mixed and confusing, and indefinable.",
          "ref": "1683-1705, Itō Jinsai, Gomōjigi (語孟字義):",
          "roman": "mono no daishō taka, funpun sekiseki ni shite, meijō subekarazu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "物",
              "モノ"
            ],
            [
              "之",
              "ノ"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "ダイ"
            ],
            [
              "小",
              "セウ"
            ],
            [
              "多",
              "タ"
            ],
            [
              "寡",
              "クワ"
            ],
            [
              "紛",
              "フン"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "プン"
            ],
            [
              "藉",
              "セキ"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "セキニシテ"
            ],
            [
              "不",
              "ズ"
            ],
            [
              "可",
              "ベカラ"
            ],
            [
              "名",
              "メイ"
            ],
            [
              "状",
              "ジヤウス"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "物之大小多寡、紛々藉々、不_㆑可_㆓名状_㆒",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giving an account in the words; report, account, describe"
      ],
      "id": "en-名状-ja-noun-wnPdhIL3",
      "links": [
        [
          "report",
          "report"
        ],
        [
          "account",
          "account"
        ],
        [
          "describe",
          "describe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 43 57",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name and shape"
      ],
      "id": "en-名状-ja-noun-YGCx1kyj",
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally, rare) name and shape"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "めーじょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[me̞ːʑo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "名状"
}
{
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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 fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "meijō shigatai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "名",
          "めい"
        ],
        [
          "状",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "難",
          "がた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "名状し難い"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "名状",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "名",
          "めい"
        ],
        [
          "状",
          "じょう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meijō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meizyau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めいじやう",
      "roman": "meizyau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "めいじょう",
        "hhira": "めいじやう"
      },
      "expansion": "名(めい)状(じょう) • (meijō) ^(←めいじやう (meizyau)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              47,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Size and quantity of the things, they are mixed and confusing, and indefinable.",
          "ref": "1683-1705, Itō Jinsai, Gomōjigi (語孟字義):",
          "roman": "mono no daishō taka, funpun sekiseki ni shite, meijō subekarazu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "物",
              "モノ"
            ],
            [
              "之",
              "ノ"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "ダイ"
            ],
            [
              "小",
              "セウ"
            ],
            [
              "多",
              "タ"
            ],
            [
              "寡",
              "クワ"
            ],
            [
              "紛",
              "フン"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "プン"
            ],
            [
              "藉",
              "セキ"
            ],
            [
              "々",
              "セキニシテ"
            ],
            [
              "不",
              "ズ"
            ],
            [
              "可",
              "ベカラ"
            ],
            [
              "名",
              "メイ"
            ],
            [
              "状",
              "ジヤウス"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "物之大小多寡、紛々藉々、不_㆑可_㆓名状_㆒",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giving an account in the words; report, account, describe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "report",
          "report"
        ],
        [
          "account",
          "account"
        ],
        [
          "describe",
          "describe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name and shape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally, rare) name and shape"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "めーじょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[me̞ːʑo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "名状"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 名状 meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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