"大人" meaning in Japanese

See 大人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [o̞to̞na̠] Forms: 大人 [canonical] (ruby: 大人(おとな)), otona [romanization], 大人な [adnominal] (ruby: 大人(おとな)), 大人に [adverbial] (ruby: 大人(おとな))
Etymology: Appears in sources from the Heian period. Derivation unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|ja|nocap=1|sort=おとな}} unknown Head templates: {{ja-adj|おとな|infl=na}} 大人(おとな) • (otona) -na (adnominal 大人(おとな)な (otona na), adverbial 大人(おとな)に (otona ni))
  1. mature; grown-up Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-adj-inLqiS0y Disambiguation of Age: 23 0 15 4 9 0 0 9 6 6 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 15 0
  2. adult; sexual
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-adj-A-T7OTl8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 乙名 (english: leader; only for the senses)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [o̞to̞na̠] Forms: 大人 [canonical] (ruby: 大人(おとな)), otona [romanization]
Etymology: Appears in sources from the Heian period. Derivation unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|ja|nocap=1|sort=おとな}} unknown Head templates: {{ja-noun|おとな}} 大人(おとな) • (otona)
  1. an adult, a grown-up
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-Z5o7Q8eD Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 0 18 5 6 9 6 10 6 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 1 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 1 11 9 12 18 11 21 12
  2. (uncommon, possibly archaic) a leader:
    an elder of a group or community
    Tags: archaic, possibly, uncommon
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-J-wc4bqe Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  3. (uncommon, possibly archaic) a leader:
    in the late Muromachi period, the representative of a village or guild
    Tags: archaic, possibly, uncommon
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-nDv9D1Mj Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 1 11 9 12 18 11 21 12
  4. (uncommon, possibly archaic) a leader:
    the head lady-in-waiting
    Tags: archaic, possibly, uncommon
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-R4aQx~~G Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 5 4 5 13 5 14 7 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 1 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 1 4 4 3 10 2 14 5 10 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 11 3 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 0 8 7 9 14 8 17 9 2 0 0 2 2 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 0 6 5 8 10 7 12 7 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 1 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 1 11 9 12 18 11 21 12
  5. (uncommon, possibly archaic) a leader:
    one's wife
    Tags: archaic, possibly, uncommon
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-OjM9mg0U Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 1 11 9 12 18 11 21 12
  6. (uncommon, possibly archaic) a leader:
    in the Edo period, a kind of civil servant working in Nagasaki
    Tags: archaic, possibly, uncommon
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-fA0oxMdq Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 5 4 5 13 5 14 7 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 1 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 1 4 4 3 10 2 14 5 10 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 11 3 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 0 8 7 9 14 8 17 9 2 0 0 2 2 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 0 6 5 8 10 7 12 7 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 1 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 1 11 9 12 18 11 21 12
  7. (uncommon, possibly archaic) a leader:
    the head servant
    Tags: archaic, possibly, uncommon
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-zVmHx2MN Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 4 1 11 9 12 18 11 21 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 乙名 (english: leader; only for the senses)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟ᵝɕi] Forms: 大人 [canonical] (ruby: 大人(うし)), ushi [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Appears in the Nihon Shoki, completed in 720 CE. Derivation unknown. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ojp|-|sort=うし}} Old Japanese, {{unk|ja|nocap=1|sort=うし}} unknown Head templates: {{ja-noun|うし}} 大人(うし) • (ushi)
  1. (honorific) a lord, a landowner Tags: honorific
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-kImOZPYu Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 5 4 5 13 5 14 7 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 1 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 1 4 4 3 10 2 14 5 10 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 11 3 11
  2. an honorific form of reference for a scholar or teacher, or one's own father
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-9ETL9m9n
  3. an honorific form of reference for the addressee
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-74wB3Ke3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms:
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ta̠iʑĩɴ] Forms: 大人 [canonical] (ruby: (たい), (じん)), taijin [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 大人 (dɑiᴴ ȵʑjen, literally “big, great + person”). Compare modern Cantonese reading daai⁶ jan⁴, Hokkien tāi-jîn. The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|大人|lit=big, great + person|tr=dɑiᴴ ȵʑjen}} Middle Chinese 大人 (dɑiᴴ ȵʑjen, literally “big, great + person”), {{cog|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{cog|nan-hbl||tāi-jîn}} Hokkien tāi-jîn Head templates: {{ja-noun|たいじん}} 大(たい)人(じん) • (taijin)
  1. a large person
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-YMj0Qb-E
  2. a giant Synonyms (giant): 巨人 (kyojin) (ruby: (きょ), (じん))
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-fQ5Z4acH Disambiguation of 'giant': 0 100 0 0 0 0
  3. an adult
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-C59GjDHz
  4. a person of high rank, a ruler or noble Synonyms (noble): 貴人 (kijin) (ruby: (), (じん)) Synonyms (ruler): 君主 (kunshu) (ruby: (くん), (しゅ))
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-Au-hERMj Disambiguation of 'noble': 0 0 0 90 8 2 Disambiguation of 'ruler': 0 0 0 100 0 0
  5. an honorific form of reference for a scholar or teacher, or one's own parent
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-ew6CW05H
  6. a daimyo Synonyms (daimyo): 大名 (daimyō) (ruby: (だい), (みょう))
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-FqgayV02 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 5 4 5 13 5 14 7 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 1 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 1 4 4 3 10 2 14 5 10 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 11 3 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 0 8 7 9 14 8 17 9 2 0 0 2 2 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 0 6 5 8 10 7 12 7 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 1 13 Disambiguation of 'daimyo': 0 0 0 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (father): お父さん (otōsan) (ruby: (とう)) Synonyms (mother): お母さん (okāsan) (ruby: (かあ))
Etymology number: 3 Disambiguation of 'father': 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'mother': 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [da̠iɲ̟ĩɴ] Forms: 大人 [canonical] (ruby: (だい), (にん)), dainin [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 大人 (dɑiᴴ ȵiɪn, literally “big, great + person”). Compare modern Hakka reading thai-ngìn. The goon reading, so likely an earlier borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|大人|lit=big, great + person|tr=dɑiᴴ ȵiɪn}} Middle Chinese 大人 (dɑiᴴ ȵiɪn, literally “big, great + person”), {{cog|hak|-}} Hakka Head templates: {{ja-noun|だいにん}} 大(だい)人(にん) • (dainin)
  1. an adult, a grown-up
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-Z5o7Q8eD1
  2. (Buddhism) the Buddhas and bodhisattvas Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-大人-ja-noun-HAkeEZp6 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 5 4 5 13 5 14 7 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 1 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 1 4 4 3 10 2 14 5 10 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 11 3 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 0 6 5 8 10 7 12 7 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 1 13 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

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          "text": "大人(へ)の階段をのぼる\notona (e) no kaidan o noboru\nto ascend the staircase of (/towards) [being an] adult: to mature"
        },
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          "ref": "2010 December 8, Hideaki Sorachi, “第三百二十二訓 二度あることは三度ある”, in 銀魂 (銀魂), volume 37 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha",
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    {
      "other": "おとな"
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      "ipa": "[o̞to̞na̠]"
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      "word": "乙名"
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  "word": "大人"
}

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      "ipa": "[da̠iɲ̟ĩɴ]"
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        {
          "english": "Hold o-o-o-on!! Are you tryna turn this place into an adult pool!?",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 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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