Lingakuばかり
Frequency rank: 202.
- only; merely; nothing but; no more thanword usually written using kana alone
- approximately; aboutword usually written using kana alone
- just (finished, etc.)word usually written using kana aloneafter the -ta form of a verb
- as if to; (as though) about toword usually written using kana aloneafter an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に)see also 言わんばかり【いわんばかり】
- indicates emphasisword usually written using kana aloneoften …とばかり(に)
- always; constantlyword usually written using kana alone
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Forms
- ばかりFrequency rank: 202.
- 許り【ばかり】【ばっかり】
- 許【ばかり】【ばっかり】【ばっか】Frequency rank: 9,184. – 9,203.
- ばっかりFrequency rank: 2,932.
- ばっかFrequency rank: 7,054. – 7,065.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- only; merely; nothing but; no more than
- approximately; about
- just (finished, etc.)
- as if to; (as though) about to
- indicates emphasis
- always; constantly
This usage of "ばかり" indicates that the action or state described is limited to what is specified, with no additional elements.
"ばかり" can also express an approximate or rough estimation of a quantity or number.
When used after a verb in past form, "ばかり" indicates that an action has just been completed.
In this usage, "ばかり" expresses a sense of something being about to happen or being on the verge of happening.
He looked as if he was about to burst into tears when he left the house.
"ばかり" can be used to put emphasis on the idea that something is happening repeatedly or continuously.
The child just wants to play, they have no intention of eating anything.
In some cases, "ばかり" can convey the meaning of doing something continuously or constantly.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ばかりだit's nothing but; it's just (used for emphasis)ばかりのonly; just (indicating limitation)ばかりにonly for the sake of; just because (indicating reason)ばかりかnot only... but alsoばかりでなくnot just... but alsoばかりいるto keep doing nothing but; to always be (doing something)のんだ飲んだばかりjust drankたべた食べたばかりjust eatenもうすぐばかりabout to; very soonいつもばかりalways; constantly
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- はんい範囲をげんてい限定することをあらわす表す．.だけ．.のみ．.
- きゅうにとおく遠くのほう方できゅうう急雨のようなおとがした音がした．.それがみるみるたかい高いおとをたてて音をたててちかづいて近づいてきた．.とおもう思うまもなく間もなくその園のしゅうい周囲にはあられ霰がしの篠つくようにふりそそいだ降りそそいだ．.それがまたみる見るあいだ間にとおざかって遠ざかっていって、かすかなおと音ばかりになった．.きごう（ありしま有島たけお武夫きごう「せいざ星座きごう」きごう）
- こちらにくる来るまでにけいさん計算はこのとおりやっておいて、けっか結果がでる出るばかりになっていたのだから、すぐできるとたかをくくっていたんですが、きごう（ありしま有島たけお武夫きごう「せいざ星座きごう」きごう）
- きごう（きごう「ばかりかきごう」やきごう「ばかりでないきごう」などのかたち形できごう）あるじぶつ事物をあげて、それだけでなくさらにじれい事例がある、とくに特によりはなはだしいじれい事例があることをあらわす表す．.
- じゅうしょ住所をかきこむ書きこむくらいのはいりょ配慮はしておいてもらいたい貰いたいものだ．.ひと人にへんしん返信をかかせる書かせるばかりか、めいぼ名簿をくってじゅうしょ住所をさがしだす探し出すのろう労をもとらせる．.こんなのは却てれいをしっする礼を失するものだ．.きごう（としま豊島よしお与志雄きごう「ふざけたどくしょ読書きごう」きごう）
- げんてい限定されたはんい範囲のじぶつ事物がたすう多数あり、そのほかのものはほとんどないことをあらわす表す．.だけ．.のみ．.
- だいたいのていど程度・ぶんりょう分量をあらわす表す．.くらい．.
- きごう（きごう「せんばかりきごう」のかたち形できごう）どうさ動作がおこなわれ行われそうである、おこなわれた行われたとしてもとうぜん当然であることをあらわす表す．.またひゆ比喩をあらわす表す．.
- そしてそら空はまたあめ雨にならんばかりにくもっていた曇っていた．.きごう（ありしま有島たけお武夫きごう「せいざ星座きごう」きごう）
- ばあや婆やはとび飛びあがら上らんばかりにたまげさせられた．.きてき汽笛がすぐがわすぐ側でなりはためいた鳴りはためいたのだ．.きごう（ありしま有島たけお武夫きごう「せいざ星座きごう」きごう）
- きごう（きごう「とばかりきごう（にきごう）きごう」のかたち形できごう）きょうちょう強調をともなうひゆ比喩をあらわす表す．.というばかりに、といわんばかりに．.
- きごう（きごう「したばかりきごう」のかたち形できごう）どうさ動作がおこなわれて行われてすぐであることをあらわす表す．.
- きごう（きごう「ばかりにきごう」のかたち形できごう）りゆう理由がそれのみであることのきょうちょう強調をあらわす表す．.
- きごう（きごう「したばかりにきごう」のかたち形できごう）げんいん原因がそれのみであることのきょうちょう強調をあらわす表す．.げんいん原因となることをしなければよかったのに、というにゅあんすニュアンスがある．.
Example sentences
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Because of my recklessness, I have been playing a losing game since childhood.
In schools everywhere sports-wear is all spats and shorts.
A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
Hey, Cleo. Don't wander around too much, OK? We've only just entered the park.
Taking care of the excretory needs of a patient you've just met is a very demanding job.
8. へんじ返事をまつ待つありすアリスにむけられた向けられたのはとつぜん突然のほうこう咆哮。それはみみ耳をつらぬか貫かんばかりにするどく鋭く、てん天にとどか届かんばかりにおおきく大きくひびく響くものでした。
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
My contemporaries are, working, shopping, out and about, all the time.
In her right hand was gripped a suspicious looking rod that practically radiated "I'm a magical girl item".
You see, when you have just started a relationship, you want to be close to each other, don't you?
With only that much pension I'm concerned about life in retirement.
That's right. It's written in an unassuming fashion, and it's an ethical standpoint as well.
Yes, thanks. Recently I've been roughing it so I was able to get a proper sleep for the first time in a while.
I'm always writing weird and hoopy stuff so I'm sure it's difficult to comment on.
All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it.
Labor is not merely a necessity but a pleasure.