Questions tagged [meaning]
意味. The meaning of words or phrases within certain contexts, especially when it does not seem to match the standard definition.
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What is the meaning of 当たる here exactly?
In the vn rewrite, the protag こたろう is trying to salvage the relationship of two heroines ルチア and ちはや, together with 2 other heroines, 静流 and 小鳥. The protag thinks the following:
今回の作戦を立案したのは俺だ。とにかく、...
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Past conditional with ていても/ていた
I've looked into this and it seems they are multiple ways with multiple nuances of saying "if (A) would have happened, then (B) would have happened. (third conditional ?)
My question is about:
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What does 前が遅れているとのことで mean exactly?
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今日は午前中に引っ越し業者がくる予定だったけど、前が遅れているとのことで午後から荷物を受け取ることになりました。荷物は比較的少なかったので引っ越し自体は30分で終わり、ただ荷解きに2時間かかりました。
I don't quite understand what "前が遅れているとのことで" means. May I ask two questions ...
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そこが可愛いとこでもあるんだけどね
It is my first time posting anything on a language forum, and i've come to it after searching all over the internet for the past hour to find an answer to this grammar question.
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What does "に" mean in "精神的に疲れたので早く寝ます"?
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精神的に疲れたので早く寝ます。
Is "に" a preposition here?
If "精神的" is a adjective, is it telling that need to use a preposition between a adjective(精神的) and a verb(疲れた)?
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What is the difference among the three "と" in "私と旦那さんとの今の関係について話すとみんな驚いていました"?
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...夜は飲みに行きました。みんなで近況を話して楽しかったです。私と旦那さんとの今の関係について話すとみんな驚いていました。
Do the first two "と" mean the same? If the first two "と" mean "and","I and my husband", ...
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ぶり as a prefix in ぶり大根
From 推しの子:
抑えてるに決まってるでしょ！周りの役者は揃いも揃って大根役者ばっかり！！メインキャストの中でマトモに演技出来るの私だけなのよ！！こん中で私がバリバリやってみなさい！他の役者の大根ぶりが浮き彫りになっちゃってぶり大根でしょ！！
I translated the first part of the last sentence as:
The other actors' ...
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おじさま/おじさん = father of s.o. else? [duplicate]
i have a quick question - as far as I know, 叔父さん and 伯父さん both mean uncle - one younger, one older sibling - but sometimes I come across sentences where first it's written in romaji and it seems to be ...
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What is the difference between 言語一般 and 一般言語?
I was reading an article about 統語論 which was defined as follows:
言語一般において文が構成される仕組みを扱う分野｡
Now when I tried to search for the meaning of "言語一般" I could not find any thing on it.
When I ...
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Does ヘカラサル mean べからざる?
I was reading about the formation of 福井 Prefecture recently and I was a bit confused about two sections quoting old texts:
南越ノ民ト加能越中ノ民トハ、常ニ軋轢シテ氷炭相容レサルノ情況
My interpretation is that this means: The ...
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Meaning of shiji no hoshi
I just bought a japanese maple tree - in Oregon, USA - and the variety is listed as 'shiji no hoshi' (English letters, no kanji of course). I know hoshi is star; for shiji Google translate gave me ...
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Meaning of いいなり
What is the meaning of いいなり in the phrase
セーブするにはポケモンレポートこまめにかくといいなり
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Is there a difference between using の and ある in this sentence?
On the Wikipedia entry for jurassic park it reads as follows :
現実では、2012年のマードック大学の研究によって、DNAの半減期が521年で、DNAの復元に必要な長さのDNA断片が残るのは約100万年前までと推定され、恐竜の絶滅から約6500万年が経過した現代では、生息当時のDNAを用いた恐竜の再生は実現不可能であると判明した
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次もうかかんでもわかるだろ - What does かかんでも mean here?
In the little busters VN, one of the heroines 鈴 created a cleaning schedule for the male dorm toilets. But in the schedule, only the guys in her friend group are included, in a repeating manner. This ...
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Why is なら used in this sentence この内容なら勉強になるね。
Why would なら be used if なら is conditional? Couldn't you just use は?
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What does ひと足ふた足抜け mean here?
ありがとうございます。多様性の時代をチャンスとして捉えるという意味ですよね。私も話していてすごく体感するのが、ひと足ふた足抜けてD&Iに取り組んでいらっしゃるので、本当にグローバルなイノベーションにつながると思います。真に多様性の尊重されるような組織をつくれたら、という思いに共感していますし、応援しています。
This is the conclusion of a talk about ...
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What does 「にすん」 mean in this phrase?
Above shows the phrase with the structure highlighted, from the "Blood Plus" manga.
Maybe it means "to decide to be", being a contraction of にする, with the translation being "...
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What is the meaning of ずれる on this sign?
I found the below sign in a tweet about the new ordering system at Saizeriya. What puzzled me is the text on the sign at the bottom-left:
右側のイスにずれて、順番にお待ち下さい。
Please wait in line by ???ing at the ...
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What does てくる mean in this sentence
私のベッドに寝転がっていた仙台さんが当然のように言って、肩を叩いてくる
I know the general grammar behind it meaning change of state and movement but its my first time seeing it with a verb like 叩く
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Utsukushii (美しい) deeper meaning different than just "beautiful"?
The impetus for my question is Vinland Saga, S2E23. Somewhat avoiding spoilers, T has belonged to vicious savage vikings all his life. But T, after years of murder, uniquely begins to pursue and ...
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とどく; 届く meaning in this sentence
と…とても信じられん…こ…この聖域にまでパワーがとどくなんて
Unbelievable! That the power would reach even this sanctuary...!
Looking for an in depth explanation of the usage of とどく; 届く here, because I've read that it means reach ...
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Is this the use of には in this scentence natural? [closed]
立憲君主制を取るヴェレンシア国では、王族は政治家ではなく、外交官としての役割を期待される。諸外国に外遊し、自国のイメージを高め、商品や技術を高く売るのが王族の仕事だ。ヴァレンシア国のスポークスマンと言ってもいい。
そのため、王族の子女の世話をする保母や従者には、ネイティブの外国人が二年の任期でつく。王子、または王女が、...
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What does かけ mean in かけ戦った or in かけ争い?
In the intro of the Game Boy Advance game titled "Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi" there are a few instances in which かけ is used before a verb, and I don't seem to be able to grasp the nuance ...
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Other meaning of ふたたび?
I'm reading Cardcaptor Sakura (Clear Card edition), and there is this sentence at the beginning (to explain to the reader who Eriol is), but I can't figure out the second part at all, please help!
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What is the purpose of adding 子 in this sentence?
娘がなかなか起きない。よく寝る子だ。
It means my daughter has a hard time waking up. She sleeps a lot.
but I can't figure out the purpose of adding 子.
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What does 何ちょっと mean in this sentence? [duplicate]
The following lines come from a manga I'm reading. The male lead is a high schooler who uses a lot of truncated colloquial forms. He says the following lines, ruminating on an event where he should ...
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Sentence with と 来ている！ [duplicate]
I started watching Hi score girl, and in the first episode there is a sentence like this :
コイツはこんな所に来る 女の子ではなかったはず
成績優秀で誰からも慕われ―
しかも金持ちの娘と 来ている！
I've never seen と 来ている！
Is this a mistake in subtitles ...
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Looking for translation of phrase ある おしろに
I understand that ある means to live / to be. But I'm having trouble finding the purpose or translation of おしろに. I wonder if these two are working together to create some kind of meaning. It's from a ...
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Usage of the word 技 (わざ) as well as similar words meaning "Technique"
I tend to hear this word a lot in anime, especially ones like Naruto. But there's little information on how it is used in conversation. According to Jisho, it means technique, art, skill and move with ...
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What does "事をかいて" mean in this sentence?
From "銀の匙":
国では伯母さん夫婦の人のいいのにつけこんで困った者はもとより、困りもしない者までが困った困ったといって金を借りにくると自分たちの食べるものに事をかいてまでも貸してやるので、...
So I can understand the first half of the sentence just fine, but the "事をかいて"...
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why using た in これからはどうしたものか？ [duplicate]
The phrase 「これから」 refers to the future, while 「た」 refers to the past. Why can they be used in this way?
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What do "。" and "、" mean?
I was browsing and found this question.
At the end of the following text (from "Night on the Galactic Railroad"):
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How to make sense of radicals that form a kanji
One thing that puzzles me, is how to guess a meaning of a kanji by deducting its radicals. For instance 神 (god), is constructed of ｜ 日 礼 田 . What's the idea behind it? A stick combined with a sun ...
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What does 適度な所で斜め上に向かって穴を掘る mean here?
出る時は斜めに掘る必要があるな。いや、待て待て。
縦の穴。酸素はどうなっている？ マズイ、死ぬ？ 俺は慌てて斜め上に向かって穴を掘り、脱出する。
反省。次は空気の通り道を考えながら、掘ってみた。
基本、斜め掘り。適度な所で斜め上に向かって穴を掘る。俺の中のイメージの井戸とは全然違うが、要は空気が流れればよい。
最終的に下に向かって掘っていれば問題はないだろう。
So, a guy tries ...
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Does 「準備できた」have a meaning of "something is ready"?
I have heard「準備できた」from a game. I think the meaning there is "something is ready".
If so, which explanation is better?
1.「準備できた」is made from the 可能形 of 「準備する」(準備できる) and 助動詞「た」
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What is/are the meaning(s) of 方便 in this sentence and in general?
I was reviewing some old cards I had flagged as "uncertain" and I came across a scene from "Your name" (君の名は).
At around the 47th minute the characters ride a shinkansen to meet ...
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What is the W for Ｗワーク
Just as the title, what is the W in Ｗワーク?
There is also those
U-turn
I-turn.....etc
Could you elaborate why is it just a single leter and what is the meaning of it?
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What does 次元を超越 really mean?
Unless it's rude to ask, I would like responses mainly from Japanese native speakers, please.
There is this scan from the guidebook for the Dragon Ball Z anime with a translation that is generally ...
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Correct Japanese spelling of ‘Redemption’ when being used as a name for a male [closed]
I am trying to find how to spell ‘Redemption’ in Japanese if I were going to use it as a name/alias.
Or if there is a wording/phrasing that means ‘Man on the path of Redemption’
Like yamabusi for ...
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Meaning of 生徒の不能性 in the following context [closed]
I came across this sentence:
さまざまな授業内容で生徒の不能性を引き出します。
I understand it's supposed to mean something along the lines of
"A variety of teaching contents brings out the potential of the students"...
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what does ヮラ mean?
Just curious what it means. I'm not well versed in Japanese but I saw it come up in a social media interaction where all they said in response/reaction to something was ヮラ
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What does ばかりで in "愉快な仲間ばかりで頼もしいぜ" mean
愉快な仲間ばかりで頼もしいぜ
I can not understand the ばかりで in this sentence. Are ばかり and で stand together or both of them stand alone?
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Understanding of a sentence from Death Note
The original sentence is:
今までに明らかになった被害者と思われる心臓麻痺死者の全ては、日本で情報を得る事が可能だった者と裏付けが取れました
I think 〜者と裏付け is the abbreviation for 〜者という裏付け. And my question is: should I add a だ behind 〜者, so that the ...
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Meaning of 科 and how to say "Bachelor's degree" in Japanese
I'm completely lost on how university studies work in Japan, and I don't know what exactly Japanese university students mean when they talk about 科 (か). Often when they mention the studies they are ...
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Why does the composer of キティ use を after a verb's て-form and before a suru verb (輪廻)
There's a line in the song キティ saying 日月さえも孤独な天下で絡まって解いてを輪廻する愚者の群れ
At first I assumed it was a form of keigo because を is sometimes used as お, or in archaic Japanese, at least I believe, because when ...
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雛たちとはなんの意味でしょうか？
中島みゆきさんの「銀の龍の背に乗って」の歌詞の中、こういう言葉が見つかります：
まだ飛べない雛たちみたいに
「雛たち」とはなんですか。「雛形」の意味しますか、ここで「まだ飛べないちっちゃい龍」のことを指しているのですか。
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Difference between ～てしまう and verb + 終わる
In bunpro, it says that one of the meanings of ～てしまう is to finish completely and that
verb + 終わる means to finish/to end. What is the difference between these two since it seems like the same thing? Or ...
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The meaning of ちゃった in a positive sentence
こないだ神社で撮った写真. いっぱいいいねもらっちゃった
This is a sentence that I saw in the subtitles. What is the reason that ちゃった is used here. I know that it used for regret/accidents/completed action, but it seems like ...
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Help understanding 普通に戻ったということは、そういうことなのだろう
How do I interpret the そういうことなのだろう in 普通に戻ったということは、そういうことなのだろう?
「安心しろ。人の触れられたくない領域に、不用意に近付こうとはしない。キミにとって、とても繊細な問題だっただろうからな」
「……助かります」
「普通に戻ったということは、そういうことなのだろう。色々思うところもあるかもしれないが、キミにとっても、重い選択だったろうな」
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Misinterpreting 言い訳はいいから
I'm playing a game and I've hit a cutscene where a henchman is apologizing to the main villain for their failure to defeat the heroes with his plan. After the henchman more or less finishes ...
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