How to say 'Only' in Japanese | たった

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The Japanese word for Only is 'Tatta', written as たった in Japanese.

word

たった

Meaning

Only

Reading

Tatta

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'たった' is used to emphasize a small quantity or a short amount of time. It often carries a nuance of surprise or emphasis on how little or brief something is. For example: I only have 100 yen「たった100円しか持っていない」(たったひゃくえんしかもっていない). It only took 5 minutes「たった5分しかかからなかった」(たったごふんしかかからなかった). The word is often paired with 'しか' to reinforce the meaning of limitation, as in 'たったしか' (only just).

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

5766

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word たった

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

た

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Tatta' means 'Only' .

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