だけ (dake)

Meaning

  1. only
  2. just
  3. merely
  4. simply
  5. no more than
  6. nothing but

All JLPT 3 grammar : 丈(だけ, dake), only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone, [Particle]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
10分だけ付き合おう。I can spare you just 10 minutes.
そちら様のお電話番号をいただけますか。May I please have your telephone number?
考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。I’ve thought about it, and what we’re doing is just not right, so let’s break up after today.
ほお紅や口紅を差すだけで表情や笑顔がどんどん変わってくるんです。Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
bunpart, segment, share
番号bangounumber
電話denwatelephone call, phone
限りkagirilimit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope
考えkangaethinking, thought, view
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
別れwakareparting, separation
笑顔egaosmiling face
hyoutable, chart, list
表情hyoujoufacial expression
sadifference, variation
どんどんdondonrapidly, continuously
henstrange, odd, peculiar
kuchimouth, opening, hole

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.けるadhere, attach, append
ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
デンelectricity
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
バンつが.いturn, number in a series
ゴウさけ.ぶ, よびなnumber, nickname
ヨウ,ショウさま, さんmanner, situation
コン,キンいまnow
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
ベツわか.れる, わ.けるseparate
コウかんが.える, かんが.えconsider, think over
ゲンかぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.りlimit, restrict
コウ,クくちmouth
ガンかおface, expression
ヘンか.わる, か.わり, か.えるchange, strange
ヒョウおもて, -おもて, あらわ.すsurface, chart
ジョウ,セイなさ.けfeelings, emotion
さ.す, さ.しdistinction, difference
ショウわら.う, え.むlaugh

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