こそ in 日本語

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{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_助詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_助詞_副助詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "particle",
  "pos_title": "助詞",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "text": "今こそ真価が問われるときだ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "前にくる語を強調する。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-こそ-ja-particle-mbDPcR7k"
    }
  ],
  "word": "こそ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_副詞",
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      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_擬態語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "こそ泥"
    },
    {
      "word": "こそこそ"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "text": "親の目を盗んでこそっと出かけた。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "大きな音を立てないように静かに動いたり話したりする様。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-こそ-ja-adv-Y4GPsan-",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "音",
          "おと"
        ],
        [
          "静",
          "しず"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "こそり"
    },
    {
      "word": "こっそり"
    }
  ],
  "word": "こそ"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語_助詞",
    "日本語_助詞_副助詞"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "particle",
  "pos_title": "助詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "text": "今こそ真価が問われるときだ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "前にくる語を強調する。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "こそ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語_副詞",
    "日本語_擬態語"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "こそ泥"
    },
    {
      "word": "こそこそ"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "副詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "text": "親の目を盗んでこそっと出かけた。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "大きな音を立てないように静かに動いたり話したりする様。"
      ],
      "ruby": [
        [
          "音",
          "おと"
        ],
        [
          "静",
          "しず"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "こそり"
    },
    {
      "word": "こっそり"
    }
  ],
  "word": "こそ"
}

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"こそ" meaning in 日本語

Adverb

Particle