"可惜" meaning in Japanese

See 可惜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [a̠ta̠ɾa̠], [a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠] Forms: 可惜 [canonical] (ruby: 可惜(あたら)), 可惜 [canonical] (ruby: 可惜(あったら)), atara [romanization], attara [romanization]
Etymology: From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”). Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|あたら|あったら}} 可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara)
  1. (archaic) regrettably; to my great regret Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-可惜-ja-adv-KenpUv-G 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 multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 47 0 52 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 54 0 42 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 51 0 46 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 68 0 23 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 0 47 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 0 47 3
  2. (archaic) unfortunately Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-可惜-ja-adv-yRE~gup9
  3. (archaic) tragically Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-可惜-ja-adv-9p01z5lK Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 47 0 52 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 51 0 46 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 0 47 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 0 47 3

Interjection

IPA: [a̠ta̠ɾa̠], [a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠] Forms: 可惜 [canonical] (ruby: 可惜(あたら)), 可惜 [canonical] (ruby: 可惜(あったら)), atara [romanization], attara [romanization]
Etymology: From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”). Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|あたら|あったら}} 可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara)
  1. alas!
    Sense id: en-可惜-ja-intj-m4nHzNpu
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      "tags": [
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "atara",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "attara",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 0 52 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 0 42 4",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 0 46 3",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 0 23 9",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
        "regrettably; to my great regret"
      ],
      "id": "en-可惜-ja-adv-KenpUv-G",
      "links": [
        [
          "regrettably",
          "regrettably"
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        [
          "regret",
          "regret"
        ]
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        "(archaic) regrettably; to my great regret"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "unfortunately"
      ],
      "id": "en-可惜-ja-adv-yRE~gup9",
      "links": [
        [
          "unfortunately",
          "unfortunately"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) unfortunately"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "51 0 46 3",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tragically"
      ],
      "id": "en-可惜-ja-adv-9p01z5lK",
      "links": [
        [
          "tragically",
          "tragically"
        ]
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        "(archaic) tragically"
      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "other": "あたら"
    },
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      "other": "あったら"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ta̠ɾa̠]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "可惜"
}

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      "form": "atara",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "attara",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "alas!"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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      "other": "あたら"
    },
    {
      "other": "あったら"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ta̠ɾa̠]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "可惜"
}
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    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_text": "From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”).",
  "forms": [
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    },
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      "form": "atara",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "attara",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "regrettably; to my great regret"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "regrettably",
          "regrettably"
        ],
        [
          "regret",
          "regret"
        ]
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        "(archaic) regrettably; to my great regret"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "unfortunately"
      ],
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          "unfortunately",
          "unfortunately"
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        "(archaic) unfortunately"
      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tragically"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "tragically",
          "tragically"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) tragically"
      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あたら"
    },
    {
      "other": "あったら"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ta̠ɾa̠]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "可惜"
}

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    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
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  "etymology_text": "From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”).",
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        ]
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "form": "attara",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "intj",
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        "alas!"
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        ]
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      "other": "あたら"
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      "other": "あったら"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "可惜"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 可惜 meaning in Japanese (3.1kB)

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