"弁える" meaning in Japanese

See 弁える in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [β̞a̠kʲima̠e̞ɾɯ̟]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Japanese 辨ふ. The first element may be the ren'yōkei of Old Japanese 分く (“to separate”), whence Japanese 分ける (“to separate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|辨ふ}} Old Japanese 辨ふ, {{cog|ojp|分く|t=to separate}} Old Japanese 分く (“to separate”), {{cog|ja|分ける|t=to separate}} Japanese 分ける (“to separate”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|わきまえる|tr=trans|type=2}} 弁(わきま)える • (wakimaeru) transitive ichidan (stem 弁(わきま)え (wakimae), past 弁(わきま)えた (wakimaeta)) Forms: 弁える [canonical] (ruby: (わきま)), wakimaeru [romanization], 弁え [stem] (ruby: (わきま)), 弁えた [past] (ruby: (わきま)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 弁え [error-unrecognized-form], わきまえ [error-unrecognized-form], wakimae [error-unrecognized-form], 弁える [error-unrecognized-form], わきまえる [error-unrecognized-form], wakimaeru [error-unrecognized-form], 弁えれ [error-unrecognized-form], わきまえれ [error-unrecognized-form], wakimaere [error-unrecognized-form], 弁えよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 弁えろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], わきまえよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], わきまえろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], wakimaeyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], wakimaero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 弁えられる [passive], わきまえられる [passive], wakimaerareru [passive], 弁えさせる [causative], 弁えさす [causative], わきまえさせる [causative], わきまえさす [causative], wakimaesaseru [causative], wakimaesasu [causative], 弁えられる [potential], 弁えれる [colloquial, potential], わきまえられる [potential], わきまえれる [colloquial, potential], wakimaerareru [potential], wakimaereru [colloquial, potential], 弁えよう [volitional], わきまえよう [volitional], wakimaeyō [volitional], 弁えない [negative], 弁えぬ [negative], 弁えん [negative], わきまえない [negative], わきまえぬ [negative], わきまえん [negative], wakimaenai [negative], wakimaenu [negative], wakimaen [negative], 弁えず [continuative, negative], わきまえず [continuative, negative], wakimaezu [continuative, negative], 弁えます [formal], わきまえます [formal], wakimaemasu [formal], 弁えた [perfective], わきまえた [perfective], wakimaeta [perfective], 弁えて [conjunctive], わきまえて [conjunctive], wakimaete [conjunctive], 弁えれば [conditional, hypothetical], わきまえれば [conditional, hypothetical], wakimaereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. distinguish, tell something from another thing
    Sense id: en-弁える-ja-verb-urfCCipx
  2. to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
    Sense id: en-弁える-ja-verb-Kw77ButQ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 19 81 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 13 87 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 88 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 37 63 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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      "form": "wakimaero",
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    {
      "form": "弁えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "弁えさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえさす",
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      "form": "wakimaesaseru",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaesasu",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "potential"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "弁えれる",
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "わきまえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "わきまえれる",
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
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      "form": "wakimaerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえず",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaezu",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えた",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "わきまえた",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wakimaeta",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えて",
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        "conjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "わきまえて",
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      "form": "wakimaete",
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        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "弁えれば",
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    {
      "form": "わきまえれば",
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      "form": "wakimaereba",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "distinguish, tell something from another thing"
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      "id": "en-弁える-ja-verb-urfCCipx",
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          "_dis": "8 92",
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          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "19 81",
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        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Know your place before you say anything pretentious!",
          "roman": "Erasō na koto iu mae ni mi no hodo wakimaero'!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "偉",
              "えら"
            ],
            [
              "事言",
              "ことい"
            ],
            [
              "前",
              "まえ"
            ],
            [
              "身",
              "み"
            ],
            [
              "程",
              "ほど"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "偉そうな事言う前に身の程わきまえろっ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind"
      ],
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    {
      "other": "わきまえる"
    },
    {
      "other": "わきまえる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[β̞a̠kʲima̠e̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弁える"
}
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      "form": "弁えよ",
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      "form": "wakimaero",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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    },
    {
      "form": "弁えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaerareru",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    {
      "form": "弁えさせる",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "弁えさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaeta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "弁えれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わきまえれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakimaereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "わきまえる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "弁(わきま)える • (wakimaeru) transitive ichidan (stem 弁(わきま)え (wakimae), past 弁(わきま)えた (wakimaeta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distinguish, tell something from another thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distinguish",
          "distinguish"
        ],
        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Know your place before you say anything pretentious!",
          "roman": "Erasō na koto iu mae ni mi no hodo wakimaero'!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "偉",
              "えら"
            ],
            [
              "事言",
              "ことい"
            ],
            [
              "前",
              "まえ"
            ],
            [
              "身",
              "み"
            ],
            [
              "程",
              "ほど"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "偉そうな事言う前に身の程わきまえろっ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "わきまえる"
    },
    {
      "other": "わきまえる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[β̞a̠kʲima̠e̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弁える"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 弁える meaning in Japanese (7.3kB)

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