"思わず" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [o̞mo̞β̞a̠zɨ] Forms: 思わず [canonical] (ruby: 思(おも)), omowazu [romanization]
Etymology: From the negative continuative of 思う. Etymology templates: {{infl of|ja|思う||neg|continuative}} negative continuative of 思う Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|おもわず}} 思(おも)わず • (omowazu)
  1. unintentionally; unconsciously; instinctively
    Sense id: en-思わず-ja-adv-fIOWpVMU Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 82 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [o̞mo̞β̞a̠zɨ] Forms: 思わず [canonical] (ruby: 思(おも)), omowazu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|verb|おもわず}} 思(おも)わず • (omowazu)
  1. negative continuative of 思う; not thinking Tags: continuative, form-of, negative Form of: 思う (extra: not thinking)
    Sense id: en-思わず-ja-verb-zyQCdqj- Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 23 77 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      ],
      "word": "態と"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From the negative continuative of 思う.",
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
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          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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        [
          "unconsciously",
          "unconsciously"
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        [
          "instinctively",
          "instinctively"
        ]
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          "_dis": "20 80",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "extra": "not thinking",
          "word": "思う"
        }
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        "negative continuative of 思う; not thinking"
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      "id": "en-思わず-ja-verb-zyQCdqj-",
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          "思う#Japanese"
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        ]
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      "word": "態と"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "unintentionally; unconsciously; instinctively"
      ],
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        [
          "unintentionally",
          "unintentionally"
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          "unconsciously",
          "unconsciously"
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          "instinctively",
          "instinctively"
        ]
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          "思う#Japanese"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 思わず meaning in Japanese (2.6kB)

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