How to say 'Only' in Japanese | ただ

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The Japanese word for Only is 'Tada', written as ただ in Japanese.

word

ただ

Meaning

Only

Reading

Tada

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ただ (ただ)' means 'only' or 'just'. It is used to emphasize that something is simple, plain, or without any additional conditions or complications. It often carries a nuance of something being free of charge or without any special effort. For example: It's just a joke「ただの冗談です」(ただのじょうだんです). This is free of charge「これはただです」(これはただです). The word can also imply a sense of humility or modesty, as in 'I just did what anyone would do'「ただ誰でもすることをしただけです」(ただだれでもすることをしただけです).

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

5063

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ただ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

た

Reading

hiragana

だ

Reading

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'Tada' means 'Only' .

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